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Barrels Quote by Tom Shales

“"More fun than a barrel of monkeys." Has anyone ever…” quote by Tom Shales — Download Open image

“"More fun than a barrel of monkeys." Has anyone ever stopped to think how cranky, if not downright vicious, a barrelful of monkeys would be, especially once released from the barrel?”

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