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13 Crazy, Dirty Modern Proverbs

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Fred Shapiro, co-editor of a dictionary of viral sayings, picks the quirkiest lines of folk wisdom.

Fred R. Shapiro
Fred R. Shapiro
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Fred R. Shapiro

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