Emo Philips on children
“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”
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Emo PhilipsEmo Philips The American government is making nuclear weapons like there’s no tomorrow.
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