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    The quote came from Ross Perot, who was a businessman and politician. So the quote was likely not intended to have anything to do with physical snakes, just deceitful people. This makes me think that the calendar was from a company that mass produced calendars. There are a lot of instances where quotes are automatically assigned to a picture or article with computer programs. So, I would bet that the calendar had that quote automatically assigned to it from a pool of quotes or it was from someone who just randomly assigned the quote to the calendar without thinking about it.
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    I ordered that exact calendar yesterday and somehow didn't notice that on the listing.

    To echo what Ernie said, there were several selections of snake-themed calendars that all seemed to be made from the same origin (even if the company names were different). So I'd wager Ernie's right on the automated text gone wrong theory.
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    My calendar arrived today and it doesn't have that quote on it. Strange.
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    Re: Snake calendar

    Quote Originally Posted by Snagrio View Post
    My calendar arrived today and it doesn't have that quote on it. Strange.
    Sounds like "someone" listened to feedback?
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    Re: Snake calendar

    Quote Originally Posted by Snagrio View Post
    My calendar arrived today and it doesn't have that quote on it. Strange.
    Yes definitely sounds like it,

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