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Stop Killing Yourself, Eat Shrimp Cocktail

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Some friends and I were browsing an antique store last weekend and came across an interesting find. The discovery itself was not the tome by Dr. Peter Steincrohn. We had a good laugh trying to discern why this doctor wrote such a book. Most assumed it contained messages of which would divert the reader from suicide. Likely conclusion given the book's title, How to Stop Killing Yourself. Another idea assailed that it was a work of fiction about lonely people who eventually fall in love. Must not have sold many copies. The title is just not romantic enough. Eventually, the a hand written for shrimp cocktail caught our attention. Let me relate it to you: Mozola oil, chopped onions, salt. Mix with shrimp and chill. Simple enough. However, how did this recipe come to be written on the inside cover of this book? One could speculate that perhaps this work is non-fiction and one way to stop killing yourself would be to change your diet. Thus, I assume the author may advocate eating shrimp...