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Apologies to Puno; No wise man ever wished to be younger. - Jonathan Swift.(Breakfast Table)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20070425
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Byline: Adrian E. Cristobal

I CERTAINLY don't wish to be younger but I do wish my memory were as sharp as when I was. In yesterday's piece, I called the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court "Ricardo" instead of his real name, Reynato. My editor missed that one.

This made me think twice about what a young candidate said about old men, obviously referring to Senator Alfredo Lim, who's running for mayor of Manila. In so many words, the old should be led to pasture.

"Dirty Harry" Fred repeated this to a table of septuagenarians at Plaridel, the young organization of ...

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