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From: The Secured Lender
Date: 20060501
Author:Jones, Bruce H

The following comments are chosen to amuse and stimulate our readers. In keeping with the column's theme, I would like to quote John Bartlett, from his book of Familiar Quotations, "The object of this work is to show, to some extent, the obligations our language owes to various authors for numerous phrases and familiar quotations which have become household words."

Bruce H. Jones, Editor-in-Chief

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