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The Old Order

By Patty Marx
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 1999, at 11:44 AM ET

[Received last night.]

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Our first fight! Sorry, I shouldn't have gone out of order. You go first tomorrow, just like the old days. And yes, when I own England, you can borrow anything you want. Oh! I have juicy news: Ron Perelman and Ellen Barkin are going out. A friend of mine who saw them in L.A. said she was caressing his leg, as if she hoped gold would rub off.

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The Old Order

By Patty Marx
Posted Tuesday, May 11, 1999, at 11:44 AM ET

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Daniel Menaker is a senior literary editor at Random House and author of The Treatment (click here to buy the book) and two collections of short stories. Patty Marx writes comedy for movies, television, and print. Her most recent books are Meet My Staff (click here to buy the book), a children's book illustrated by Roz Chast, and The Skinny (click here to buy the book) written with Susan Sistrom.

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