ECONOMY, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford. (Ambrose Bierce)

ECONOMY, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.

Ambrose Bierce

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