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“There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit.”
 
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Name:   Stephen Leacock
 
Nationality:   Canadian
 
Date of Birth:   Dec 30, 1869
 
Date of Death:   Mar 28,  1944
 
Profession:   Economist
 
 
 
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Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.
 
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