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Several of the founding fathers of the United States warned against allowing banks to be established. Thomas Jefferson even referred to them as being more dangerous than standing armies.

…an they was right, too. Never did trust banks, allus wantin ta lend money an git back three times as much. Nuff ta give ya wrinkles. Miss prissy cain’t stand wrinkles neither. She even offered ta loan me her fancy eye cream fer t’ bags under m’ eyes. Didden have no bags afore she come here an went ta runnin me ragged, that’s what.

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Spitting in public was socially acceptable in China for many centuries, but thanks to fears over the spread of SARS, it was made illegal.

…that be feriners fer ya, makin laws bout what oughta be common sense. Leastaways round here we knows ta use a spitoon. Speakin a feriners, I got me an ad inna mail t’ other day fer these here UGG Australia bootsie thangs. Looked ta me like they was wantin our feet ta look like Big Foot, but miss fancy pants went crazy over em an ordered her two pairs. Ain’t no accountin fer taste, er lack o’ it, that’s what.

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Other than tap water, coffee is the favorite beverage among adult Canadians, who reportedly consume an average of 2.6 cups per day.

…they shore don’ drink much a they favorite, does they. Takes more’n that ta git m’ toes tappin inna mornin. Not that miss prissy want ta hear em tap, no sirree bob. She be sayin all about how iffen we was t’ put down area rugs our shoes woulden clatter so. That be jes bout all I need, ta have ta take t’ time ta beat dust outa rugs ever week, like I ain’t got nuff ra do.

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Kryptonite, Superman’s great weakness, was first introduced in the radio serials starring Bud Collyer. The plot device was developed to give Collyer a chance to have a vacation while the other actors carried the stories.

…sound like he were sendin in someone else ta do his job fer him so’s he could go do somethin else. Bad idear. I done learned m’ lesson on that cause t’ other day I asked miss fancy pants ta help me out. That there feller what be allus comin round wiu’ t’ term life insurance quotes showed up yesterday, an I sent her ta git rid a him whilst I done t’ milkin. I gits back an there they be drinkin up m’ coffee sittin at t’ table I needs ta be layin supper out on. I were plum put out, an so were m’ ole man bout t’ late supper.

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When tennis great Pete Sampras played Alex Corretja in the U.S. Open, he was so sick that he vomited on the baseline during the deciding fifth set. In fact, the umpire threatened to disqualify him if he caused another delay. Sampras somehow managed to keep it down and finished victorious.

….got no business battin a ball around when he be that sick no way. Make jes bout as much sense as what m’ little house guest here be doin an sayin most a t’ time, difference bein iffen it were her gitten sick, it woulden be from bein out inna sun. She don’ hardly go out. Would be from downin a few too many a them top weight loss pills, that’s what. Hmph.

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In 1941, the U.S. government banned silk stockings. Why? After Japan cut off America’s silk supply during World War II, the government decided that producing silk parachutes for American pilots outranked women’s fashion needs.

…woulden bother me none. I don’t wear no stockins no way. Would prolly bother the spoiled brat though. I swear, if it weren’t fer m’ promise ta m’ cousin I’d a done shipped her off ta one a them there Vegas hotels I keeps gittin ads fer. This mornin, she were askin me how I thinkl t’ chickens feels bout havin they eggs cooked. Bout ta drive me crazy, she is.

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The 1970’s comedy movie ‘Airplane’ is actually a remake of the 1950’s disaster movie ‘Zero Hour’. The plot and a lot of the dialog are identical in both movies.

…ain’t got no time fer watchin picture shows. I gotta spend all m’ time these days cleanin up after m’ little guest. Iffen I hears one more time how she needs ta find a way fer how to get rid of acne, I am gonna thump her good, I swear. Shoot, iffen I really done that she would break in half. But she be blamin all her skin stuff on my cookin, that’s what. Really cooks my grits, that does.

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Piggy banks come from family money jars in the Middle Ages usually made from a type of clay called pygg.

funny, round here we still jes use t’ jar, but it be made outa glass, not pig. Speakin a pig, you shoulda heard what t’ diet pill queen had ta say this mornin when she seen her breakfast plate. Ain’t she never seen fatnack afore?You’d a thought I were tryin ta kill her, shore nuff, wi’ t’ fit she throwed. No sense in that gal atall.

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The true formal name of the famous statue standing in New York harbor is not ‘The Statue of Liberty”. It was named ” Liberty Enlightening the World” by its sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, who fashioned the statue’s likeness after his mother.

…y’ know, I be havin a hard time thinkin on this wi’ that little stick of a girl natterin at m’ elbow all afternoon. Seems she got her a boyfriend, one a them there Mesothelioma lawyers, which prolly be t’ real reason Maisy sent her on up here. So far. after what I be hearin, I gots ta say, I agree wi’ Maisy. This here girl ain’t got a lick a sense.

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The classic detective series Columbo was also the subject of an age-old trivia question: What was Lt. Columbo’s first name? Thanks to DVD technology, we now know from pausing the one scene when he flashes his badge toward the camera that it was “Frank.”

…bah. gots me important thangs ta think on. Cousin Maisy done sent her oldest girl ta stay in our attic fer a piece ta git her outa t’ city. She got here today, an all she be worryin bout be what t’ best diet pill is an how she be gonna git hold of em all t’ way up here. Gonna be a long summer.

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