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The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned.
The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned.
Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
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- Bob Hope
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- Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Bob Hope, based on documented lifetime 1903 to 2003. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94081 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94081 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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