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Tew learn yure offspring to steal, make them beg hard for all that yu giv them.

[To learn your offspring to steal, make them beg hard for all that you give them.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1870-06 “Words Tew Housewifes” (1870 ed.)

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Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-06 "Words Tew Housewifes" (1870 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Tew learn yure offspring to steal, make them beg hard for all that yu giv them. [To learn your offspring to steal, make them beg hard for all that you give them.]

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Radio Free Trumpistan Jan 1

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My notifications say that today is your birthday, so...hippo birdie two ewes.
Today is mine, too. ❤

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@claralistensprechen5th I appreciate the well-wishing, but I'm not sure why the date I have in my profile is triggering today. It's actually (and in there as) a few days from now.

But a happy birthday to you, too(ish).

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Radio Free Trumpistan Jan 2

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On closer inspection, the notification does say January 5, but why it notifies me on January 1 is just one of those pooter mysteries I guess. Well, hippo birdie in advance. 😁