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“Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty…” quote by Tig Notaro — Download Open image

“Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty flat-chested, and I made so many jokes over the years about how small my chest was that I started to think that maybe my boobs overheard me... and were just like, 'You know what? We're sick of this. Let's kill her.'”

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