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    Commonplace Corner

    Jun 26, 2024 1 minute

    Booze, broads or a bible … whatever helps me make it through the night.

    Frank Sinatra. Sinatra’s line inspired Kris Kristofferson’s song Help Me Make It Through the Night (1970)

    It was a room-shaped room with furniture-shaped furniture.

    , Thunderball

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