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“The definition of indecent – when it’s in long, and it’s in hard, and it’s in deep – it’s in decent.” quote by Redd Foxx — Download Open image

“The definition of indecent – when it’s in long, and it’s in hard, and it’s in deep – it’s in decent.”

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