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_ Charity begins at home--but ends when you reach The Cook. =QUACK= The Duck family's favorite physician. * * * * * =QUAIL= v. t., To shrink--a characteristic of the bird when ordered in a restaurant. * * * * * =QUEEN= One entitled to rule a nation, make up a deck, or beat a knave. * * * * * =QUESTION= Is marriage a failure? * * * * * =QUEUE= The only Mongolian line connecting America and China. * * * * * =QUORUM= A clumsy individual, all Ayes and Noes, who is seldom on hand when needed. Faint heart never won fair lady--but a full purse can always pull the trick. _ |
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