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American Quote by B.J. Ward

“You better ignore this. You better staple your eyes shut and put pot-lids over your ears and pinch your nose with vice grips and cement your mouth shut with real cement and while you're at it or in it or whatever cut off your hands for good measure” quote by B.J. Ward — Download Open image

““You better ignore this. You better staple your eyes shut and put pot-lids over your ears and pinch your nose with vice grips and cement your mouth shut with real cement and while you're at it or in it or whatever cut off your hands for good measure””

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