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2. Charley Pierce had a good line, quoting "Sam Spade"

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 04:47 PM

Jul 2013

In John Huston's The Maltese Falcon, Bogart's character observes:

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter."

From Charley Pierce's blog at Esquire:

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/wisconsin-iron-mine-security-070913

Concise, funny and to the point.

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