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The emperor is naked!"The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted:"No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle!

James Finn Garner

The emperor is naked!"The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted:"No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle!

Tags: clothes, emeror s new clothes, emperor, fairytales, humour, politically correct, satire

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About James Finn Garner

James Finn Garner (born 1961) is an American writer and satirist based in Chicago. He is the author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, Politically Correct Holiday Stories, Apocalypse Wow, "Once Upon A More Enlightened Time" and May 2007 "Recut Madness"