Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a ch…

P. G. Wodehouse
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Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a chump. Tap his head first, and if it rings solid, don't hesitate. All the unhappy marriages come from husbands having brains. What good are brains to a man? They only unsettle him. ✨ The Adventures of Sally (1920) ch. 10
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Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a chump. Tap his head first, and if it rings solid, don't hesitate. All the unhappy marriages come from husbands having brains. What good are brains to a man? They only unsettle him. ✨ The Adventures of Sally (1920) ch. 10

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