I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.
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One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come up to you and show you a nice brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken, and this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the Jack of Spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not bet this man, for as sure as you are standing there, you are going to end up with an earful of cider.
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I once knew a chap who had a system of just hanging the baby on the clothes line to dry and he was greatly admired by his fellow citizens for having discovered a wonderful innovation on changing a diaper.
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She has a laugh so hearty it knocks the whipped cream off an order of strawberry shortcake on a table fifty feet away.
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The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.
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