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Make Four Million Dollar$ by Next Thur$day!

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Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish is the world’s greatest authority on getting rich quick. This has been confirmed again and again by such experts as Professor K. P. S. Ilverfish, world famous authority on multimillionairedom. Dr. Silverfish holds the Loot and Plunder Chair at the School of Fort Knox, except when he puts it on the floor and sits down on it. He owns the world’s fourth-largest private collection of slow-roasted jack-o’-lanterns. Dr. Silverfish has donated hundreds of three-dollar bills to dozens of worthy causes. Although he refuses to divulge what the K. stands for, he claims it is definitely not … Continue reading →

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!

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Is Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish the world’s leading authority on perfection? You bet your booties, Grandma! He is also Thompson Seedless Professor of Enology at the Ripple Campus of Skidrow College. He holds degrees from Fahrenheit University and Centigrade Institute, but when his arms get tired he puts them down. As a hobby, Dr. Silverfish raises Venus flytraps. He also owns the world’s second largest collection of unusual toothpicks. Milo Crinkley wants to be perfect. Apparently, he thinks that Dr. K. Pinkerton Silverfish can help him. In “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!” by Stephen Manes, Milo goes … Continue reading →