Mr. Ferguson sensed that most Hollywood filmmakers were better at comedy than tragedy, and saw no reason to "snoot" their preference for the former.

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Put your snoot in a glass of Barolo from a rich vintage, the kind people pay serious triple figures for, and see if "road tar" doesn't come close to the mark.

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It is wired up the snoot.

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