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Today, I give my daughter what I really didn't have as a kid: all the silly, dumb, extravagant, frilly, nonfunctional toys I can force on her. She probably wants an encyclopedia.
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"Today, I give my daughter what I really didn't have as a kid: all the silly, dumb, extravagant, frilly, nonfunctional toys I can force on her. She probably wants an encyclopedia."
— Lenny Bruce

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Today, I give my daughter what I really didn't have as a kid: all the silly, dumb, extravagant, frilly, nonfunctional toys I can force on her. She probably wants an encyclopedia. — Lenny Bruce

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Lenny Bruce was a Comedian from United States (1925–1966).

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This quote is attributed to Lenny Bruce, a Comedian from United States.
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Lenny Bruce lived from 1925 – 1966.