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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.

Yakov Smirnoff

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
Happiness
Persons
Person
Needs
Mets
Laughter
Joy

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I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.
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Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year.
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In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!
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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.
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The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.
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