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A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.

Brendan Behan

Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
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Determination Men Suicide
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
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Criticism Editors Funny
One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
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Beer Summer Winter
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
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
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
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
When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
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People Talking Way

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