Willie Muse' (of Eko and Iko fame) standard gretting for 'Hello' and 'Goodbye'
Till we ride in a hearse
No matter what ails us
It might be worse.
- Beggar card of a 1-legged man, ca. 1920
- Ella Ewing, Missouri Giantess
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| "A lot of fellas seem to think a fat girl is good for a lot more lovin'. I don't know about that. But I do know we give 'em a heck of a lot more to think about!" - Baby Ruth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "I didn't want to be a sideshow freak. but I did want to earn a living. I traveled with the circus 14 years. And by then all its glamor and color had ended for me." - Jack Earle, 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"God is good." Willie Muse' (of Eko and Iko fame) standard gretting for 'Hello' and 'Goodbye' |
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| From the minute we are born Till we ride in a hearse No matter what ails us It might be worse. - Beggar card of a 1-legged man, ca. 1920 |
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| "So you perceive it's really true, when hands are lacking, toes will do." - Anne E. Leak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Chin up and don't give up." Tiny Doll, R.I.P. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I am delighted with (exhibition life) and find it quite different from what I expected before I entered into it." - Ella Ewing, Missouri Giantess |
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