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Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football instead of building character, it tears it down.

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Florence King
Age: 80 †
Born: 1936
Born: January 5
Died: 2016
Died: January 6
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Washington
District of Columbia
Florence Virginia King
Football
Instead
Building
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Jugular
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Wit
Opposite
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