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I've been a new yorker for ten years, and the only people who are nice to us turn out to be moonies.
-P. J. O'Rourke
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I've Been A New Yorker For Ten

P. J. O'Rourke
I've been a new yorker for ten years, and the only people who are nice to us turn out to be moonies.
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