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In case you ever wondered where the phrase "short end of the stick" came from. 

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"There's that scene in "Mad Men" when Peggy says to Don Draper: "You never thank me for anything I do!

"Don loses his composure & shouts at her, "That's why you're paid!"

"Which is the point: getting paid as one deserves is the only kind of thanks that matters."
                 

                   -- Joyce Carol Oates