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Melissa Bell

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May 12, 2005

Things Heard During John Cage’s Folsom Prison Performance of “4’33”."

by Chris Monks, Jim Ruland, Elizabeth Ellen, Aaron Burch, Melissa Bell, Jensen Whelan, Matthew Simmons, Steven Seighman, and Pasha Malla
February 16, 2005

Ways Jesus Saves

by Chris Monks, Elizabeth Ellen, Pasha Malla, Melissa Bell, Steven Seighman, Aaron Burch, Laura Carney, Jensen Whelan, and Matthew Simmons
October 1, 2004

Really Boring Books for Children

by Melissa Bell
May 3, 2004

My Heart Belongs to Puff Daddy: Proposed New Names for Sean “P. Diddy” Combs in Honor of St. Valentine’s Day

by Melissa Bell
October 27, 2003

Creepy Clown under the Bed’s Telepathic Message to Child in Bed, Age Five and a Half

by Melissa Bell
January 7, 2002

Foods and Beverages That Are Bad for You

by Melissa Bell
November 5, 2001

Nine Words Probably Not Ever Found in Personal Ads

by Melissa Bell

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