July 31 2010
Manny: “I decided to start my own band.”
Me: “Yeah?”
Manny: “Yeah. Can you guess the name?”
Me: “My Own Band?”
Manny: “No.”
Me: “…”
Manny: “What’s my name?”
Me: “Emmanuel Sevilla.”
Manny: “Bingo!”
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