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'Ain't No Party': Examining the Origins of a Ubiquitous Phrase

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There ain't no party like a Scranton party, 'cause a Scranton party don't stop. Except, like many Michael Scott statements, that can't be true. A Rob Gronk party also doesn't stop. Nor does a PewDiePie party. Nor does a Holy Ghost party. A Time Lord party doesn't stop, though for pedantic reasons. A no-panty party is comparably endless; a no-pants party too. Yelp parties? Perpetual.

A Gatsby party will stop, (specifically: vehicular homicide and widespread. A Catholic party will stop, . , and for that we can . . I think we can all agree that there . Oprah—.

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