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Groucho is in charge of the movie and he talks all over it, like a dog peeing to mark out territory.
Duck Soup: No 7 David Thomson 2010
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This doesn't mean we don't take them seriously; counter them at every turn and become true Marxists -- as in Groucho Marx.
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In Opera, the Brothers are more sympathetic than previously, but they are still given the basic characterizations that we expect from them: Groucho is the guy trying to "get into society" but unable to resist insulting everyone he wants to mooch off of and hanging around with rifraff like Chico and Harpo; Chico is the con man; Harpo steals and/or eats everything in sight and likes nothing better than to cut off guys 'beards or knock them out.
I Had that Same Horse When I Had My Eyes Examined Jaime J. Weinman 2004
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There's a kind of surreal innocence in that logic, a quality that shows up often in this absorbing memoir; for example, her meeting with Marx -- Groucho, that is -- who promises to make a donation for a Marxist school she is planning, but never coughs up.
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Frankly, I'd be really surprised if any candidate running would want to hook up with me; to paraphrase Groucho Marx, I wouldn't want to work for a candidate that would hire a blog like this one.
December 2006 2006
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Yes, Bush says we don't do that kind of thing but, to paraphrase Groucho Marx, who you going to believe, him or your lying eyes?
November 2005 2005
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Who — to paraphrase Groucho's question about Grant's Tomb — is displayed in V.I. Lenin's hagiocrypt if not V.I. Lenin?
Not Heaven Olmsted, D.L. 1981
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Constructed around vague hear-me-roar sentiments hammered out in generic Motown terms, this Old Globe tryout tuner is eyeing Gotham, but one is skeptical -- to paraphrase Groucho -- whether audiences will opt to join any club with these ladies as members.
Variety.com 2009
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(played the harp), Chicko (he got lots of "chicks"), Gummo (something to do with shoes) and Groucho (people aren't actually sure exactly why he was called Groucho at the time).
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I take the stage, and I see that Dave has decided to play a little practical joke on me: the entire audience is wearing "Groucho" glasses.
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