Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Bears

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“Bears are predictable.”

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Jen Deaderick
Apr 29, 2024
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There’s been a meme going around about a question asked of women: would you rather be stuck in the middle of the woods with a strange man or a bear. Women by and large, apparently, pick the bear. Men, according to this meme, when asked if they’d rather be stuck in the woods with a strange woman or a bear overwhelmingly pick the woman.

I’ve seen women on…

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