One nice thing about the Third World, you don't have to fasten your se…

P. J. O'Rourke
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One nice thing about the Third World, you don't have to fasten your seat belt. (Or stop smoking. Or cut down on saturated fats.) It takes a lot off your mind when average life expectancy is forty-five minutes. ✨ Holidays in Hell. Book by P. J. O'Rourke, 1988.
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One nice thing about the Third World, you don't have to fasten your seat belt. (Or stop smoking. Or cut down on saturated fats.) It takes a lot off your mind when average life expectancy is forty-five minutes. ✨ Holidays in Hell. Book by P. J. O'Rourke, 1988.

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