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CelticWarlord
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My in-laws own every Reader’s Digest going back to the 1940’s and I love sitting for a few hours and perusing them. It’s no longer a very good publication and is only a fraction the size it once was. But half a century ago it was filled with useful and interesting writing gleaned from a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. The following are taken from the Toward More Picturesque Speech feature in the May, 1957 edition.
"Young girls generally talk four giggles to the sentence."
"Arguing with her was like trying to blow out an electric light bulb"
"So affected he can’t even say “hello” without choreography."
"She had a passion for hats, none of which returned her affection."
"Life is one long battle of wits, and think of all the brave folks who fight it unarmed."
"Daffodils; flowers with a built in place to put your nose, unlike pansies with their bad tempered little faces."
"An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly value to your spouse."
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- - - - - - -"Arguing with her was like trying to blow out an electric light bulb"
"So affected he can’t even say “hello” without choreography."
"She had a passion for hats, none of which returned her affection."
"Life is one long battle of wits, and think of all the brave folks who fight it unarmed."
"Daffodils; flowers with a built in place to put your nose, unlike pansies with their bad tempered little faces."
"An extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly value to your spouse."