Deus-ex-machina Quote by Howard Mittelmark

“...This particular blunder is known as deus ex machina , which is French for "Are you fucking kidding me?”

— Howard Mittelmark

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“She hit us,” the woman shrieked. That was the gist of it anyway. There were a lot of unladylike words that began with “F,”…

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