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You got to pay your dues to get the joke. Besides, laughter is cheap and very portable. If there's a pogrom, or they're blaming you for the plague, nothing is easier to pack than a sense of humor.

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Lenny Bruce
Age: 40 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 13
Died: 1966
Died: August 3
Actor
Comedian
Journalist
Screenwriter
Singer
Writer
Mineola
New York
Jokes
Pack
Blame
Plague
Pay
Packs
Humor
Cheap
Easier
Besides
Sense
Dues
Nothing
Joke
Portable
Laughter
Blaming

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