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I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.

I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.

Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
Dave Barry
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1947; activity date not established; Wikidata Q673567, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673567 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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