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Cæsar might have married her [Cleopatra], but he had a wife at home. There's always something.

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Will Cuppy
Age: 65 †
Born: 1884
Born: August 23
Died: 1949
Died: September 19
Critic
Humorist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Writer
Auburn
Indiana
William Jacob Cuppy
Might
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Always
Cleopatra
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Home

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The stork is voiceless because there is really nothing to say.
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Borrowing has a bad name, but you would be surprised how it helps in a pinch.
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