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The Census
Census Taker:
"Good morning, madam, I'm taking the census."
Old Lady:
"The what?"
Census Taker:
"The c-e-n-s-u-s!"
Old Lady:
"For lans sakes! What
with tramps takin' everythin' they kin lay their han's on, young
folks takin' fotygrafs of ye without so much as askin', an' impudent
fellows comin' roun' as wants ter take yer senses, pretty soon there
won't be nothin' left ter take, I'm thinkin'."
1890
Harper's Weekly
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