"There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the...

Bachelors know more about women than married men if they didn't they'd be married too.
~ H. L. Mencken ~












Bachelors know more about women than married men if they didn't they'd be married too.
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