"Oh, he's all right if you don't just expect him to love you any better than a family tea set, " was all the comfort my father could give me.

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The owner told me that the mail order version gives 95% of the eat-in taste, which is a fair estimate, and believe me, 95% of the Salt Lick brisket is better than 100% of whatever you have in your neighborhood.

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What makes me proud is if I look at them and I say, have you become a better student today than what you were yesterday?

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