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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
Ponder
Pondering
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Food
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Mind
Glued

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One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
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Snow is all right while it is snowing it is like inebriation because it is very pleasing when it is coming, but very unpleasing when it is going.
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The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.
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