This thought I swear just came to me, but it’s so good it cannot be original. To whom to attribute it? Anonymous gets the best ones, and this isn’t quite that so how about George Carlin?<\/p>\n
Why is it that the check always is in the mail, but bills never get lost?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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