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As someone paid to deal with the news each day, it is perhaps not in my best interest to admit that almost everything that comes across your X news feed is disposable. Whatever news has you hot and bothered today, whatever juicy entertainment gossip has you licking your chops, whatever fills the late-night comic’s monologue may well be forgotten come morning.

Twenty-five summers ago, I was freelancing for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Late each night, I would fax over to the Burbank studio a list of jokes for potential use the next night. Maybe one would get picked, and I’d make $50. Maybe not.

Nonetheless, I’d write about a dozen jokes on the hottest topics in news and entertainment, the stuff that was top of mind, dominating the headlines. While President George W. Bush was no Bill Clinton when it came to generating source material for humor, there was always plenty to write about. Always something that had America buzzing.

One particular Monday night in September, I typed up some jokes, headlined the sheet with the next day’s date, fed the fax machine, and went to sleep.

I awoke to the phone ringing. It was my mother’s phone number, but my sister Julie’s voice.

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“Dodie’s alright! She’s on foot! We’re going to go get her!”

What’s that mean? Our sister’s car broke down?

She repeated, “Dodie’s alright! She’s on foot! We’re going to go get her!”

“What are you talking about?”

“America’s under attack! The Twin Towers have collapsed! The Pentagon’s been hit!“

Dear God. Dodie........

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