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A. A. Milne
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"Well," said Owl, "the customary procedure in such cases is as follows."
"What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me."
"It means the Thing to Do."
"As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.
—A. A. Milne, English writer, Winnie-the-Pooh, 1926

Posted on April 14, 2000 at 7:07 AM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
—A. A. Milne, English writer, Winnie-the-Pooh, 1926

Posted on January 27, 1999 at 9:10 PM

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