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" I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically. "
Steven Wright
Anything
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" I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator. "
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" I wear a hat on stage so that people won't be blinded by the reflection from my head. Also, if I don't wear a hat, there's no way that the hat can be at that level by itself on the stage. "
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