Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 5-cent cigar (OT)
From: Rob Schneider-Laura Tully <robslaurat@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:27:57 -0500
 
If memory serves, the choice retort came, however, from Franklin Pierce
Adams, who said, "What this country needs is not a good, five-cent cigar.
What this country needs is a good, five-cent nickel."

Rob Schneider



> While Mencken made many quotable aphorisms, I believe that the one cited
> was
> made by the "Veep," Albin Barkley who was looking for a good, cheap stogie
> (Stogie, from "Wheeling Conestoga" cigars).  But I could be wrong and I
> will
> remain standing until corrected.
>
>         Buzz Hausner
>