Ring Lardner
Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardnerwas an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theatre...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth6 March 1885
CityNiles, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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army home mayer salvation
Walter Mayer was a hero at a Salvation Army home fire in Cincinnati.
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I've known what it is to be hungry, but I always went right to a restaurant.
american-comedian mistakes optimist
An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve.
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No one, ever, wrote anything as well even after one drink as he would have done with out it.
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A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.
american-comedian ballplayer happiness playing
The only real happiness a ballplayer has is when he is playing a ball game and accomplishes something he didn't think he could do.
american-comedian family
The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.
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Shut up,' he explained.