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I borrow to pay my honest debts and not to squander foolishly. What's more, I confine my borrowing to those who can well afford it. I don't go around sponging on widows and orphans unless they have plenty.
Will Cuppy
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Will Cuppy
Age: 65 †
Born: 1884
Born: August 23
Died: 1949
Died: September 19
Critic
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Auburn
Indiana
William Jacob Cuppy
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Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.
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The stork is voiceless because there is really nothing to say.
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The hippopotamus looks monogamous- he looks as if he would have to be.
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The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.
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Orangutans teach us that looks are not everything-but warned near it.
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