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As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.
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Birth: | 21st April, 1818 |
Death: | 14th October, 1885 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Humorist, Writer |
Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was born in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA. He was a famous humor writer in the United States, perhaps second only to Mark Twain, during the latter half of the 19th century. He wrote several books include: Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings, Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things, The Complete Works Of Josh Billings, Farmers' Allminax, and Old Probability.
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