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If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "well this isn't too bad, i don't have a left arm anymore but at least nobody will ever ask me if i'm left-handed or right-handed," but most of us would say something more along the lines of, "aaaaaa! my arm! my arm!"

-Daniel Handler

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If An Optimist Had His Left Arm

Daniel Handler

If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "well this isn't too bad, i don't have a left arm anymore but at least nobody will ever ask me if i'm left-handed or right-handed," but most of us would say something more along the lines of, "aaaaaa! my arm! my arm!"

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