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March 10, 2023

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Thank you for reminding us of my surname's secret meaning.

Which reminds me of Ronald and Nancy Reagan's secret word, "Bonzo."

What did she say, the girl in the scarf?

It's quite a simple process. If a husband suspects
that his wife has been "taken over" by Lilith,
he asks for the secret word and then proceeds
accordingly.

Along similar lines, there's the Biblical
story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah. Leah
was heartbroken that her younger sister
Rachel would be the first to get married.
So Rachel came up with a plan whereby Rachel
told Jacob a secret word and urged him
to ask her the secret word on their
wedding night. But then she also told
the secret word to Leah! The full story
of this is not told in the book of
Genesis but only in the biblical
commentaries.

So be careful out there --
only in the

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