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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
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Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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Russian men have a saying: Women are like buses... That's it.
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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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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!
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In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drive you!
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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