“Hey doc, whaddaya got, a new car or a boat or something ya gotta pay for?” “I just called that pharmacy that pays you to prescribe eye drops. Got any idea what they wanted for ExXiiStasBo? A thousand bucks! I mean ... how much dough do ya need anyhow? Now I know why you picked that drop. They must be paying yinz a buncha cash.”
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Dry Eye and Other Fancies
May 26, 2026
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