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There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.

Brendan Behan

A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the company’s time and with its blessing.
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Blessing Husband Marriage
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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Differences History Men
A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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Hands Life Modern Toss
I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It’d depend whose life.
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Capital Crime Imagine Punishment
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
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Judging Said Umpires
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Made Miserable Situation

There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.

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