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I'm learning Cuban. It's like Spanish, but with fewer words for luxury items.
Emo Philips
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Emo Philips
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: February 7
Comedian
Film Actor
Stand-Up Comedy
Chicago
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I saw a psychologist once because I thought I had depression. It cost me $100. When I left, I realised that there's nothing he could have said that would cheer me up as much as if I found a $100 bill on my way home.
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I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
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My sister just had a baby. We can have company over. She'll be in front of everyone with her um... breast... out feeding it. You know... cereal or whatever.
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If you can make just one person laugh, then you are already doing better than Tony Danza.
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When I was a kid my parents used to tell me, Emo, don't go near the cellar door! One day when they were away, I went up to the cellar door. And I pushed it and walked through and saw strange, wonderful things, things I had never seen before, like... trees. Grass. Flowers. The sun... that was nice... the sun.
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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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Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year. Like, this time, it's on December 25th.
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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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You know what I hate? Indian givers... no, I take that back.
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When deciding between two competing theories, always go with the one that doesn't involve a magic spell.
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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.
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I have a lot more things to talk about now because I'm an adult.
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People come up to me and say, 'Emo, do people really come up to you?'
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