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" I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out. "
Steven Wright
Down
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" If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer? "
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" I didn't tell any of my friends that I wanted to be a comedian, because I was superstitious. I thought if I told people, it wouldn't happen. So I kept it all in my head for years and years. "
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" If you can't hear me, it's because I'm in parentheses. "
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" Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous. "
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" I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything. "
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" I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I'm an idiot. "
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" Childhood was very nice. The only thing wrong was that I was so introverted, everything became a big deal... 'Oh, no, here comes the bus. Where am I gonna sit on the bus?' "
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" I love eating chocolate cake and ice cream after a show. I almost justify it in my mind as, 'You were a good boy onstage and you did your show, so now you can have some cake and ice cream.' "
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