9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for April 30, 2010

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Kiesl says, "'Earl W. O'Malley'" Gran says, "You may remember him. I introduced you at the P.O.W. camp." Kiesl says, "The lieutenant. I can't forget. We shook hands… he gripped mine tight… I gripped his tighter. He compressed mine back… Then, fortunately, you couldn't recall my first name, and he released me in quiet victory." Gran says, "I'm sorry." Kiesl says, "Actually, I was most grateful. My fingers were turning blue. If you'd been able to recite all my given names, I think he would have brought me to my knees, in a major axis defeat."