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The Marx 'Brothers'

Karl Marx was a historian and scholar Groucho Marx whooped it up and hollered Both of them were starved for attention Neither of them honorable menschen * ____________________________________ * 'Menschen' in Yiddish literally means 'men.' But it is used to describe honorable, decent human beings, kind and caring.

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Date: 8/3/2023 6:11:00 AM
Well done! Very creative! A fave!
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Date: 8/3/2023 7:47:00 PM
Thank you so much for the fave, Kim. Always appreciated, Gershon
Date: 8/2/2023 7:31:00 PM
Two very different men, but each left their 'Marx' :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/3/2023 7:46:00 PM
ho, ho, ho. Clever one, Michelle.
Date: 8/2/2023 12:15:00 PM
Very clever ending, Gershon! Made me grin…
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/3/2023 7:45:00 PM
Groucho was a mensch, but his wife forgot to bensch (licht).
Date: 8/2/2023 12:11:00 PM
I use to watch Groucho I thought he was a great spontaneous witty comedian Gershon. Maybe there is another side of him I wasn't aware of. Thanks for posting my friend...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/3/2023 7:44:00 PM
'The other side' is what Groucho was all about. Never found him funny myself. Sick? -- Yup.

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