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At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote.
Emo Philips
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Emo Philips
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: February 7
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I'm not a Republican... but I am saving up to be one.
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My first job as a kid was going from door to door selling Christmas cards, to raise money for my grandmother's hip replacement. Because, you know... You break it, you buy it.
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You know, a lot of girls go out with me just to further their careers...damn anthropologists.
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The American government is making nuclear weapons like there's no tomorrow.
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Thinking up jokes is easy. The hard part is trying them out on stage, because you never know if they're funny until you get there. Not one comedian in the world ever really knows.
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I've always had a special place in my heart for old women digging through garbage bins. They saved my life so many times as a baby.
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For some reason, religious jokes seem as trivial as jokes about food or driving.
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I have a lot more things to talk about now because I'm an adult.
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My dad always said, If someone hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Plus that also works wonderfully as a metaphor.
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I got a letter from the IRS. Apparently I owe them $800. So I sent them a letter back. I said, If you'll remember, I fastened my return with a paper clip, which according to your very own latest government pentagon spending figures will more than make up for the difference.
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I learned about sex the hard way... from books.
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I once had a large gay following, but I ducked into an alleyway and lost him.
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I was feeling a bit down, I went to a therapist a few times, at a hundred bucks a pop. But then I realized that no therapy session would ever cheer me up half as much as if I was just strolling along and found a hundred dollar bill.
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But I like to swim. At high school, I tried out for the swim team. I shaved off all my body hair, and that extra burst of speed from all the bullies shouting Kill the fairy.
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