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I love the French language... it's a delightful language, especially to curse with. It's like whopping your ass with silk.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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Essayist
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Dublin city
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Delightful
Ass
Curse
French
Especially
Language
Love
Whopping
Like
Silk

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