The Falstaff people, romantics all, went for it. They were so anxious to find out what I was … - Bill Veeck

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Laughter is sort of a natural truth detector. If you laugh at something, it's probably because there was some truth in it.

Bill Veeck

The Falstaff people, romantics all, went for it. They were so anxious to find out what I was going to do that they could hardly bear to wait out the two weeks. I was rather anxious to find out what I was going to do, too.

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