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FORMULA SPEECH FOR CLEANING UP PLATE
"TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD IS STARVING."
Submitter comment:
COLLECTOR HEARD THIS OFTEN IN HIS CHILDHOOD IF HE HAD LEFT FOOD
ON HIS PLATE AT THE COMPLETION OF A MEAL.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
James Callow Keyword(s): PARENTAL REBUKE
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-23-1970