When I played in the sandbox
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When I played in the sandbox,
the cat kept covering me up.
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Meaning
This quote means he jokes that even as a child he was treated like something the cat wanted buried rather than played with.
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Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Cohen) was an iconic American stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter, famous for his self-deprecating humor and his signature catchphrase**"I don't get no respect!"**. He became a household name in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for his fast-paced delivery of one-liners, trademark rumpled suit, red tie, and nervously clutching his throat.
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