100 best lists are fun. Thank you. For my money, "Trading Places" is the funniest movie I've ever seen, and it remains that way after many viewing. - Pierre Whalon - Medium

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100 best lists are fun. Thank you. For my money, "Trading Places" is the funniest movie I've ever seen, and it remains that way after many viewing.

Pierre Whalon

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Bishop in charge, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, 2001–2019. French-American. Musician, composer, author, happily married. www.pierrewhalon.info

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