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Learning to Live with the Credit Card
When the authorizer calls, be sure to remember your wife's first name
November
1
1970
Fred Powledge
Learning to Live with the Credit Card
Fred Powledge
November
1
1970
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Learning to Live with the Credit Card
When the authorizer calls, be sure to remember your wife's first name
November
1
1970
Fred Powledge
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