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Mention of Gregory Peck always reminds me of this excellent prize-winning entry from a New Statesman competition in 1956. Competitors were asked to provide agony column answers from a list of historical figures including Johnson, as here. "Let the child be named for Peck" is a rule I live by.

May 8, 2025, 12:29 PM

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