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The lampoon started in 1970, and i began writing freelance for them around the end of 1971, and then all through '72. they hired me in '73, and i left early in '81. i did everything from low puns to being editor-in-chief.

-P. J. O'Rourke

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The Lampoon Started In 1970, And I

P. J. O'Rourke

The lampoon started in 1970, and i began writing freelance for them around the end of 1971, and then all through '72. they hired me in '73, and i left early in '81. i did everything from low puns to being editor-in-chief.

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