May 9, 2005

Creepy horror writer says, "Stay here with me" . . .

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Giving the commencement address at the University of Maine — his alma mater — this weekend, Stephen King “rattled off a ‘top 10’ list” of things to do after graduation. However, King apparently could only think of six things once he got going, according to an Associated Press wire story. After Bangor-resident King suggested such things to students as that they should “hug and kiss whoever helped them get to this point,” and that they “donate a tenth of their earnings to worthy causes” (noting that “If you don’t, the government is just going to take it for you”), the story reports that “The last four points of his list were the same: Stay in Maine.”

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