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LAUGH A LITTLE

LOOKING GOOD

A woman sees a little old man sitting on his stoep, watching people go by.

“I couldn’t help noticing how happy you look,” she tells him. “What’s your secret?”

“I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day,” the old man tells her. “I also drink a case of whisky a week and eat all the fatty food I like. Oh, and I never exercise.”

“That’s amazing,” the woman says. “Tell me, how old are you?”

“Twenty-nine,” he replies.

THE PERFECT

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