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Saturday, December 25, 2004

Mr. Grinch

Boris Karloff absolutely ruled as The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

Changed the word "foolishness" to "nonsense" both for voice and meaning, which are similar but not quite the same.

Merry Christmas!

Posted by Cynthia Leitich Smith at 10:00 AM

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