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God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.

Brendan Behan

I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.
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Inspire Men Role Models
Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
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Determination Men Suicide
That you, sister. May you be the mother of a bishop.
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Funny Humor Mother
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
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Criticism Editors Funny

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