“When I was a kid in Nebraska, a cantankerous farmer, known for plinking with his '22 at passing cars in which he perceived enemies, ingeniously rigged up a shotgun in his house, trained on the inside of his front door so as to widely distribute any intruder.”
Quote by Dick Cavett
Author
Dick Cavett
English biography, 120-180 words more
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