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Norm MacDonald Quotes: Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity.
         

Some men mistake generosity for charity: these flatter themselves that they are giving gratuitously, whilst they are merely rewarding secret services offered their vanity.


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You ever see 'The Dating Game'? That's a weird game show. The prize on that show: another contestant. Talk about cheap.



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