"...Men lose their sense of humor as they get older...their brains shrink...So men will be getting grumpier, just as we're getting... Shorter."

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“Rita! Get my smelling salts! Ma, you used them up when you discovered that repeal of the estate tax benefits only the very, very rich.”

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