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I dont want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them for me
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"I don't want any vegetables, thank you. I paid for the cow to eat them for me"

- Doug Coupland

About this Quote

This quote by Doug Coupland is an amusing way of sharing the suggestion that he would rather pay someone else to do something he does not wish to do. In this situation, he is referring to consuming veggies, which he doesn't intend to do, so he has paid for a cow to consume them rather. This quote is an amusing method of sharing the idea that it is simpler to pay someone else to do something you don't intend to do, rather than doing it yourself. It likewise indicates that money can be used to purchase convenience, and that it can be utilized to stay clear of doing something you don't want to do. This quote is a funny method of expressing the idea that cash can be made use of to acquire convenience and prevent doing something you do not want to do.

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Doug Coupland This quote is written / told by Doug Coupland somewhere between December 30, 1961 and today. He was a famous Author from Canada. The author also have 104 other quotes.

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