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This is one of those conversations that just come out of the ether, ya' know? So the other day I was driving and talking to my friend Stephanie about this woman who is the mother of one of her friends. 
Said woman lives in Palm Springs and is a lesbian. "And she's really angry," said Stephanie. "She's an angry lesbian livin' in Palm Springs!" "That sounds like a Beck lyric," I said. We laughed, but there was more to her story. 
"She takes meds too," Steph said. "Is she crazy?" "Well, she's angry! Angry in a crazy way, I guess..." "So she's an angry, crazy, pill-poppin' lesbian livin' in Palm Springs?" 
"Yep. And she's kind of disabled." "Is she in a wheelchair?" "No, but she uses the placard for parking." "So she's an angry, crazy, pill-poppin', disabled lesbian livin' in Palm Springs?" "Yes." "Wait!" Steph added (which she does when she gets on a roll), "She also bought Stephanie Powers' van!" My head was spinning at this point. I almost had to pull over. 
"She bought Stephanie Powers' van? THEE Stephanie Powers?" "Yep. She bought a van that belonged to Missus H from Hart to Hart." "What -why?" 
"It's supposed to be a really nice van!" "So she's an angry, crazy, pill-poppin', disabled lesbian livin' in Palm Springs drivin' Stephanie Powers van?" "Yes." "I can't believe it," I said. "There's no way this person could possibly exist." "Oh yeah," Steph remembered, "and I think she's an alcoholic too..." Why I didn't immediately do a u-turn on Beverly Boulevard and point my car east is beyond me. 
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