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When I ponder my mind I consistently find It is glued On food.

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Ogden Nash
Age: 68 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 19
Died: 1971
Died: May 19
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
New York
United States
Frederic Ogden Nash
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He without benefit of scruples - His fun and money soon quadruples.
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