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It is a good deed to forget a poor joke

Brendan Behan

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
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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Country Dublin Irish Life People
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
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
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 only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
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
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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Critics Eunuchs Themselves
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
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

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke

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