It is shocking and profoundly regrettable but, apparently, sales of oranges are falling steadily because people can no longer be bothered to peel them.

As soon as I read this I began buying oranges more frequently...

Now, I peel an orange very sl.ooow.ly

De.lib.er.ate.ly.

voluptuously

above all

DEFIANTLY

as a response to an age that demands

war without casualties

public services without taxes

rights without obligations

celebrity without achievement

sex without relationships

running shoes without running

course work without work

and sweet grapes without seeds.

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