One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's ear. - J. B. Morton

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One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's ear.

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About J. B. Morton

John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton (better known by his preferred abbreviation J. B. Morton; 7 June 1893 – 10 May 1979) was an English humorous writer noted for authoring a column called "By the Way" under the pen name 'Beachcomber' in the from 1924 to 1975.

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Alternative Names: John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton

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