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I took part in the sun-tanning Olympics – I just got bronze.
Tim Vine
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Tim Vine
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 4
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Timothy Mark Vine
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So I was getting into my car and this bloke says to me, 'Can you give me a lift?' I said, 'Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it!'
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I'm so lazy I've got a smoke alarm with a snooze button.
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You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out the night before and shoot the fox.
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I've got a sponge front door. Hey, don't knock it.
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People think that because of my act that I must have a really busy mind and I must be driven. I really am not. I quite like going outside and looking at spiders on a hedge in my garden and stuff.
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Comedy covers such a wide range of different styles that I'm not really qualified to talk on all of them any more than anyone else is.
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So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And a voice said 'You are.'
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You know, I'm not very good at magic - I can only do half of a trick. Yes - I'm a member of the Magic Semi-circle.
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So I went down the local supermarket, I said I want to make a complaint, this vinegar's got lumps in it, he said Those are pickled onions.
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Velcro: what a rip-off.
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My mate asked me What do you think of voluntary work? I said I wouldn't do it if you paid me.
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