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What's a depression? the dictionary says a depression is a dent. and what's a dent? everybody knows a dent is a hole. and what's a hole? you tell me what's a hole! and i'll tell you that a hole is nothin'!
-Jimmy Durante
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What's A Depression? The Dictionary Says A

Jimmy Durante
What's a depression? the dictionary says a depression is a dent. and what's a dent? everybody knows a dent is a hole. and what's a hole? you tell me what's a hole! and i'll tell you that a hole is nothin'!
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