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Thought for the Day The benefits of being a mature well-educated woman....

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"The benefits of being a mature well-educated woman is that you're not afraid of expletives. And you have no fear to put a fool in his place. That's the power of language and experience. You can learn a lot from Shakespeare."

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Don't see the logic here. Lots of immature, ill-educated women swear. Perhaps more so as they lack the vocab of those more fortunate.
Ah, but the women of whom you speak wouldn't dare swear in front of someone in a higher position than they are -- the lady above has sworn in front of the Queen. The real one. And not apologised.
Of course, that may be no more than rumour ... in which I would never participate.
 
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