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Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) by Linux fortune

Mencken and Nathan's Ninth Law of The Average American:
        The quality of a champagne is judged by the amount of noise the
        cork makes when it is popped.
Decade Blending:
        In clothing: the indiscriminate combination of two or more
items from various decades to create a personal mood: Sheila =
Mary Quant earrings (1960s) + cork wedgie platform shows (1970s) +
black leather jacket (1950s and 1980s).
                -- Douglas Coupland, "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated
                   Culture"
"Hey!  Who took the cork off my lunch??!"
                -- W. C. Fields
What scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?
                -- J.D. Farley
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