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Quips Quotes ARMOUR'S ARMOURY By Richard Armour BACKUP MAN My wife has a dress I prefer, Though it may not look nicest on her. She has fancier gowns, more expensive; Her wardrobe, you see, is extensive. This dress, though, I cherish so much Has a personal, heartwarming touch. What's that? It's a zipper in back That because of some muscular lack She cannot zip up-must have aid. It's the way that this dress-style was made.

So she calls me, with feminine yelp, And Well, I'm happy to help. I'm suddenly needed, her man-Which I think was the dressmaker's plan. Wife: "Dear, lets go out tonight and have a good time." Husband: "Good idea! If you get home first, leave the garage light on." -Anna Herbert Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson. You find the present tense and the past perfect. -Robert Orben With wigs so widely worn today, A man can be upset.

That gal who seems a cute dumb blonde May be smart brunette! --Conrad Fiorello By Frank Baginski LITTLE EMILY THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES Kids see life differently. Send original contributions to "Child," Family Weekly, 641 Lexington 10022. $10 if used-none returned. In school, our son had been practicing how to introduce people to each other. He met a new boy while playing outside one day and brought him into our house to meet me.

"Mom, this is Mike. He's seven. Mike, this is my mother. She's 32." -Mrs James M. Jocins Streamwaod.

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