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"They're putting us where we're most qualified—unfortunately I used to own a string of polo ponies!"
August
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1942
"They're putting us where we're most qualified—unfortunately I used to own a string of polo ponies!"
August
1
1942
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"They're putting us where we're most qualified—unfortunately I used to own a string of polo ponies!"
August
1
1942
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