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A rich young man went to an art show. He chose a friend's high-priced painting to buy, showily phoned his accountant to arrange a transfer of funds to cover the expense, and handed over his check, then, amid the gallery crowd, he grabbed a wide-tipped black marker and scrawled “SOLD” across the canvas.


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Gertrude Stein quoted Alice B. Toklas: “I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.”

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A man stopped by a deli on his way to the office and bought a piece of packaged cheesecake with his cup of coffee. A few hours later, he threw away the cake, still in its plastic wrapper.
“Why is that in the trash?” asked a friend, pointing to the unopened slice.

“I don't want it,” he answered.

“Why don't you keep it for some other time? It's got enough preservatives to stay good for months.”

“No, I don't want it,” he repeated. “I just want to throw it away.”
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