There ought [...] to be technical education classes on the science of present-giving. No one seems to have… — Saki
There ought [...] to be technical education classes on the science of present-giving. No one seems to have the faintest notion of what any one else wants, and the prevalent ideas on the subject are not creditable to a civilized community.
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