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Re: Fun and famous quotes: Who said it?
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Thu, 26 Jul 2001 23:25:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Matthew Gerber writes:
> My turn:
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> "Madam, there's no such thing as a tough child - if you parboil them first
> for seven hours, they always come out tender. "
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> Who said it?
W. C. Fields. (Well, it sounds like something he would say.)
John C.
ps. I think you're right about Groucho, although I've heard it attributed
to Will Rogers also.
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| (...) Correct! And damn funny. W.C. Fields was one crazy drunk guy. (...) Yep...it's definately a Groucho thing. Next, a double header. Two quotes, two folks (Yes, I DO like this sort of game, as a matter of fact): "If A equals success, then the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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