“A charity ball is like a dance except it's tax deductible.”
P. J. O'Rourke (1947) American journalist
Modern Manners (1983)
“They already expect you to just give a check to tax-deductible charity organization.”
Song lyrics, Highway 61 Revisited (1965), Ballad of a Thin Man
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