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Daily Dialogue — April 7, 2010

Scott Myers

07 Apr 2010
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Meg Boyd: Is Washington winning dear?
Joe Boyd: Noooo. Those damn Yankees.

 — Meg Boyd (Shannon Bolin) and Joe Boyd (Robert Shafer), Damn Yankees (1958), play by George Abbott & Douglass Wallop, based on a book by Douglass Wallop

Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Notable lines featuring the word “damn.” Post your suggested “damn” movie lines in comments. Damn Yankees suggested by Escarondito.

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