“Between you and I, Aunt Fanny’s gotten a lot more fatter since last picnic.”<\/em><\/p>\n“I am quite adversed to money matters and business, in fact I’m quite financial indeed.”<\/em><\/p>\n“I never seen a girl get ruined by a book.”<\/em><\/p>\n“All my children are real eager to rake the yard every Fall, but somehow Sally always gets less leaves than Bob and Sue.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nChances are<\/em><\/strong>\u2014you’ve said things just like this, every day, and had no idea people were laughing at you behind your back!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.gallerynews.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kyserk2-crop.jpg\")
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Even highly intelligent people with a lot of “horse sense” get mistaken for Big Dummies when they say things like this:<\/p>\n