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«Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.»
Author: Stephen Leacock
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Advertising
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advertising, arresting, arrests, human intelligence
«In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.»
«Many a man in love with a dimple makes a mistake of marrying the whole girl»
«Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions»
«Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so»
«the attempt to make the consumption of beer criminal is as silly and as futile as if you passed a law to send a man to jail for eating cucumber salad»
«Each section of the British Isles has its own way of laughing, except Wales, which doesn't»
Author: Stephen Leacock
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British, British Isles, isles, section, sections, the British, the British Isles, Wales
«It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.»
«Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it.»
Author: Stephen Leacock
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Electricity
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cheaper, durable, electricity, get into, moths, presume, presumed, presumes, presume to, presuming
«The general idea, of course, in any first-class laundry is to see that no shirt or collar ever comes back twice.»
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