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Last time the wife was sick I did all the housework. It's child's play once you get used to it. The difficulty, however, is in getting used to it.

— Lennie Lower

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A gentleman should not talk to a lady with his hands in his pockets-unless she's his wife, in which case it's unavoidable.

As the old adage says, "There is many a true word spoken in chess."

All his life he had desired to have a little place to himself: now he's got it.

The careful hostess will see that the jam is tastefully displayed. A little crepe paper around the tins will easily fix this.

Blood is thicker than water. But then, so is soup.

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