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Today Millions Of People Are Living Who Will Never Do It Again. Millions Are Being Born For The First Time - And Millions Are Doing Nothing Because It's The Best Offer They've Had This Week. It Is For These People And Many Others That The Surprise Party Is Conceived And Desecrated, Founded Upon The Principle That Everybody Is Just As Good As Anybody Else, Even Though They Aren't Quite So Smart.

-Gracie Allen

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Today Millions Of People

Gracie Allen

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Today Millions Of People Are Living Who Will Never Do It Again. Millions Are Being Born For The First Time - And Millions Are Doing Nothing Because It's The Best Offer They've Had This Week. It Is For These People And Many Others That The Surprise Party Is Conceived And Desecrated, Founded Upon The Principle That Everybody Is Just As Good As Anybody Else, Even Though They Aren't Quite So Smart.

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