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"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut


When I became a dad I started making 'dad' jokes sarcastically. Now I make them and I don't even notice. So yes, beware.


It works in reverse, too. I've been gleefully making dad jokes forever and look where that got me.


"I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me." - Cary Grant




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