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Chris -- 2018-04-11
A friend of mine had a neighbor named Marguerite who was Mrs. Malaprop in the flesh. The only two that I can remember right now are a warning not to turn over a piece of wood in the yard, because you would uncover vermites, and a comment about the musical “Whoa, Dolly!”
“I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
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