"Before we make love, my husband takes a pain killer."

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“I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes—and six months later you have to start all over again.”

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“A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp.”

“I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.”

“My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash.”

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