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Quote of the day

Mon, 2006-10-16 12:28 -- John Hawks

Rachael Ray, in Entertainment Weekly:

EW: Do you ever worry that there can be only so much happiness in the universe, and that every time you smile, a unicorn gets punched in the face?

RR: I would smile all day long, if it guaranteed a unicorn getting punched in the face. I find them really annoying.

Strike "unicorn," insert "panda."

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