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I think it’s become fashionable for the snobbish egghead today to make fun of television. I’ve heard many people, boast, “I would never have a television set in my house,” well, these people are fools.

Bennett Cerf

I think it’s become fashionable for the snobbish egghead today to make fun of television. I’ve heard many people, boast, “I would never have a television set in my house,” well, these people are fools.
BENNETT CERF

Fun People Thinking
The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
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Blessed Happiness Laughter
TV’s sameness has destroyed many things, such as the American urge toward independent thought.
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Country Independent Urges
Do I believe in ghosts? Of course I do. So do you. Deep in the souls of the most sophisticated of us is lurking a fear of the supernatural which all the discoveries of scientists cannot eradicate.
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Believe Discovery Soul
One of the troubles of the day, observes Mr. C.N. Peac, is that once we came upon the little red schoolhouse, whereas now we come upon the little-read school boy.
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Education School Teaching
For me, a hearty “belly laugh” is one of the beautiful sounds in the world.
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Beautiful Laughing Sound
Politicians are like ships: noisiest when lost in a fog.
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Fog Politician Ships
In a notable family called Stein There were Gertrude, and Ep, and then Ein. Gert’s writing was hazy, Ep’s statues were crazy, And nobody understood Ein.
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Crazy Poetry Writing
Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
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Gross Ignorance Ordinary
Football season: The only time of the year when a man can walk down the street with a blond on one arm and a blanket on the other without encountering raised eyebrows.
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Football Men Years
The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night. Brahms lost.
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Detroit Lasts Night
There once was a student named Bessor Whose knowledge grew lessor and lessor. It at last grew so small He knew nothing at all, And today he’s a college professor!
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College Teaching Today
The fact that we don’t read more books in America can be traced squarely to the fact that we have newspapers that are about a hundred times as big as the newspapers anywhere else.
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Book Country Facts
The Atomic Age is here to stay – but are we?
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Age Peace War
Fame – anyone who says he doesn’t like it is crazy
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Crazy Fame Madness
There is a mass of people, we might as well admit, who if they weren’t watching television, would be doing absolutely nothing else.
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Else Nothing People Television

I think it’s become fashionable for the snobbish egghead today to make fun of television. I’ve heard many people, boast, “I would never have a television set in my house,” well, these people are fools.

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I think it’s become fashionable for the snobbish egghead today to make fun of television. I’ve heard many people, boast, “I would never have a television set in my house,” well, these people are fools.

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