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“There’s a great picture here we ought to see.”
“What is it?”
“One of Rembrandt’s.”
“Let’s go. I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.”--_Christian Science
Monitor._
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“Curse you, Mr. Whitmann, once more you are off your Beethoven!”
“And again, my dear Gershwitz, you have flown off the Handel.”--_Judge._
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_Rich and Rude Motorist_--A gallon of petrol, and hurry up. It’s push
you need around here. That’s how I made my money. I pushed and pushed.
_Boy_--Well, sir, you’ll have to push some more. There ain’t a drop of
petrol in the place!--_Tit Bits._
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“Are you engaged to him?”
“Yes,” answered the prudent girl. “But I have requested time to verify
reports on his title and fortune.”
“That is not an engagement. That is an option.”--_Washington Star._
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