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" Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around. "
Dave Barry
You
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" Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. "
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" The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot be explained by the laws of logic or science. Dennis Rodman is only one example. "
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" It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin. "
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" The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition. "
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" Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. "
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" If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.' "
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" Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions. "
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" Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. "
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" I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War. "
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" The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes. "
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