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I used to watch 'the waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. we had a cruel sense of humor in my family.
-Paula Poundstone
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I Used To Watch 'the Waltons' And

Paula Poundstone
I used to watch 'the waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. we had a cruel sense of humor in my family.
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