DUMB in Classic Quotes

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Quotes from The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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1  I mean most girls are so dumb and all.
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Context   In 13
2  As a matter of fact, I'm the only dumb one in the family.
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Context   In 10
3  If I'm on a train at night, I can usually even read one of those dumb stories in a magazine without puking.
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Context   In 8
4  The funny thing is, I thought she was enjoying it, too, till all of a sudden she came out with this very dumb remark.
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Context   In 10
5  Which was a very dumb answer, but it's quite embarrassing when somebody comes right up and asks you a question like that.
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Context   In 13
6  He was putting all these dumb, show-offy ripples in the high notes, and a lot of other very tricky stuff that gives me a pain in the ass.
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Context   In 12
7  There's always a dumb horse race, and some dame breaking a bottle over a ship, and some chimpanzee riding a goddam bicycle with pants on.
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