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For years J John and Mark Stibbe have recorded the most offbeat shrewd and hard-hitting material they have come across in the course of their study and travel. With remarkable generosity they have agreed to share this selection with the rest of us. Theres a new diet that is all the rage. You can eat all you see of everything you dont like. On the sixth day God created the platypus. And God said: Lets see the evolutionists try and figure this one out." Advice to fathers over 40: keep an open mind and a closed refrigerator. We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Theres a new remedy on the market for baldness. It doesnt grow hair but it shrinks your head to fit what hair your head has left. Education is forcing abstract ideas into concrete
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For years J John & Mark Stibbe have recorded the most offbeat shrewd & hard-hitting material they have come across in the course of their study & travel. With remarkable generosity they have agreed to share this selection with the rest of us. Theres a new diet that is all the rage. You can eat all you see of everything you dont like. On the sixth day God created the platypus. & God said: Lets see the evolutionists try & figure this one out." Advice to fathers over 40: keep an open mind & a closed refrigerator. We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Theres a new remedy on the market for baldness. It doesnt grow hair but it shrinks your head to fit what hair your head has left. Education is forcing abstract ideas into concrete heads."

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Education - A term used to describe the act of learning a new skill or information
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Remedy - A medicinal cure or treatment for injury.
Bucket - A small cylindrical container made of plastic or metal to carry liquids and solids in.
Hair - The fine strands growing on all over bodies.
Head - The upper part of a body typically separated by the neck.

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