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- ↑ "For years, his [David M. Bader's] work has been all over the Internet without attribution." Novak, William; Waldoks, Moshe (2006). The Big Book of Jewish Humor: 25th Anniversary. HarperCollins. p. xvii. ISBN 978-0-06-113813-3.
- ↑ William Novak and Moshe Waldoks, "All in the Timing," The Jewish Week, March 19, 2010 "All in the Timing | the Jewish Week". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ↑ From Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment (Harmony Books, 2002) David M. Bader
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