Then I discovered you could write them for other people-and what a hoot!

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Now, of course the Republican candidates don't give a hoot what British lefties might think of their beliefs.

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But a great virtue of the diaries is that Clark did not give a hoot what we thought about him.

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Narcissists could give a hoot less about what anyone else thinks, feels, or wants.

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Even Robyn Kelly is a hoot in the small part of Max's unfunny secretary, who longs (what else?) to write jokes.

WSJ: Putting the Punch in Punch-Line | Neil Simon | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Mad Cow Theatre | Review by Terry Teachout