“They say you shouldn't say nothin' about the dead unless it's good. He's dead. Good!”

— Moms Mabley

1,001 Insults, Put-Downs, and Comebacks, Price, Steven, 2007, Globe Pequot, 312 http://books.google.com/books?id=4gLQlHab4NsC&pg=PA312&lpg=PA312&dq=%22They+say+you+shouldn't+say+nothin'+about+the+dead+unless+it's+good.+He's+dead.+Good!%22&source=bl&ots=vc8aIflDYJ&sig=uoSv1BYEAN6E6EWcWCWxZEnbOLg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lIWCUpmQPNGpsATX-IHQBQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ,

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