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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.

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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
Author
Humorist
Journalist
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Morristown
NJ
Frances Ann Lebowitz
Robert Paine Cook
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Silly
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Tail
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Poodles
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Canine

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