“Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town.” – George Carlin
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"Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town." – George Carlin
"Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town." – George Carlin
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