HIDEOUS PRESENTS DONATED BY ADULTS These should be displaye… - Judith Martin

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HIDEOUS PRESENTS DONATED BY ADULTS These should be displayed and cherished in proportion to the sacredness of the bond between giver and receiver, divided by the number of miles they live apart.

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Judith Martin (September 13, 1938 - ) American advice columnist (under the pseudonym "Miss Manners")

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