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Sir James Goldsmith

(--1997), corporate raider

The trouble with marrying your mistress is that you create a job vacancy.

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(1907-1997) U.S. author I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. www.english-slang.com

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(1904-1997), artist The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time. www.english-slang.com

ill-favored

[ill-favored] {adj.} Ugly; unprepossessing. * /Oddly enough, the father had less trouble in marrying off his ill-favored daughter than her prettier sister./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

go to the trouble

[go to the trouble] or [take the trouble] {v. phr.} To make trouble or extra work for yourself; bother. * /John told Mr. Brown not to go to the trouble […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1943--) U.S. writer For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.

George Carlin - "Cats and Dogs"

Funny things about our lovely cats and dogs :)

all right

[all right] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. Good enough; correct; suitable. * /His work is always all right./ 2. In good health or […]

in case of

[in case of] also [in the event of] {prep.} In order to meet the possibility of; lest there is; if there is; if there should […]

Duncan Spaeth, Princeton professor

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark.

come to the point

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]