Hither, Thither, and Yawn
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When Moran (of the basketball team) was asked, "Which is correct - 5 and 3 is 9 or 5 and 3 are 9?" he replied, "5 and 3 is 9." A grammarian, perhaps, but not mathematician, this Moran
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Jack White, the signpainter, contributes this poetic bit:
"In days of old the maidens sang
'You're the one-forever!'
Today, the chant is changed to this:
'It's you or none--4-F--er!' "
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Source: Powder Keg, December 24th, 1943, Pg 2
