9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for June 11, 2006

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Directions 25c "Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Dover?" "Take one at each meal, and one before bedtime, for ten days." "Um...No, I said, how do I get to Dover?" "Add butter and flour, and make a roux." "You don't understand. I want to get to Dover." "Drain motor oil and store until winter." "Didn't you hear me?!" "Squeeze from the tube and apply to all affected areas." "That isn't how I get to Dover! You're just spewing a random recital of instructions for everything from snow blower maintenance to hemorrhoid cream." "Stiffed yet another 25 cents." "You're just too idealistic for public service, boy."