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If it ain't chickens, it's feathers

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If it ain't chickens, it's feathers.

Rur. There are always problems.; That is life. Now that I'm finally done with school, I've got to worry about getting a job. If it ain't chickens, it's feathers. He's got plenty of money now, but he's in such bad health he can't enjoy it. If it ain't chickens, it's feathers.

See also: feather, if