Aside from velcro, time is the most mysterious substance in the univer…

Dave Barry
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Aside from velcro, time is the most mysterious substance in the universe. You can't see it or touch it, yet a plumber can charge you upwards of seventy-five dollars per hour for it, without necessarily fixing anything. ✨ Dave Barry (2010). Dave Barry Turns Forty, p.94, Ballantine Books
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