"The manager of the Minneapolis Moonakers resigned last week and Ann Landers made a joke about it in her column" -- "What is it?"

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Or rather, what is "it"?

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"Obviously," Grice notes, NOT the Moonrakers or their manager"

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but cfr.

"The parot flew from the cage last week and
Ann Landers made a joke about it in her column."

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"Obviously NOT the Moonrakers or their manager"

"What about 'last week'?

---- Well,

"It is HARDLY being suggested that
Ann Landers made a joke about last week."

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"If, however, one treats the resignation of the
manager as an entity which could be
referred to, it will fill the gap quite
comfortably."

But that's not fun anymore.