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Conversation with Ocean

On the nature of plastics and olives

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Leah Lamb
Nov 21, 2024
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a martini glass with an olive in it
Photo by Eduard Pretsi on Unsplash

Ocean: Good morning.

Me: Yeah?

Ocean: I’m feeling stirred not shaken.

Me: Are you asking for an olive?

Ocean: I really wish people would stop using those plastic spears in their olives— because when they do, I end up having to carry the load.

Me: Oh no. Really? You have to deal with the left overs of all the tasty cockta…

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