Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save the…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals when their cheery effect is needed. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.12, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals when their cheery effect is needed. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.12, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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