'Cabinet minister: "We must take up the tax".  Groucho: "You've got to take up the tacks before you can take up" this'
the carpet
PUNS: Cabinet minister: We must take up the tax.  Groucho: Youve got to take up the tacks before you can take up this
Cabinet minister: "We must take up the tax".  Groucho: "You've got to take up the tacks before you can take up" this
Cabinet minister: "We must take up the tax".  Groucho: "You've got to take up the tacks before you can take up" this
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the carpet
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