The funny thing is that I find the opinion of someone I don't know more telling than my best friend's, because, well, my best friend is pretty predictable, and that's exactly why he's my best friend.

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While I introduced him to Harry Potter, a beloved teacher gave him Wild Things, and a pal shared a couple of his own Goosebumps just when my son needed a friend as well as a good read.

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Perhaps this va-vavoom is why Audi is turning the heads of the standard sporty luxury buyer, the BMW customer, including my friend who has been in various BMWs for well over a decade.

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This November also marks the second anniversary of the death, at age 92, of my friend Paul Tibbets, who I got to know extraordinarily well during the last years of his life.

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Perabo: Well, last time between jobs, I drove cross-country with my best friend.

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Well I'm sorry that she feels like that because Rosa's my friend.

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If he's going to get those two, then I want Michael Jordan on my team up against those guys - since him and Barkley are good friend, as well as the young kid that's with Cleveland now who's - his name is - forgetting my memory right now, but a very good ball player, the future of the NBA. But certainly, Senator Hillary Clinton.

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