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“Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.”

Quote by Paul Dickson

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Paul Dickson was a deceased writer renowned for his in-depth research into language and slang. His work covered a wide range of topics from history to linguistics, making significant contributions to the compilation of slang dictionaries. more

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