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When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.

Brendan Behan

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
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
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
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
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 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
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
Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
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Saint Theatre Two Years
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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Family Forgive Men Mother
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
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
I ruined my health drinking to other people’s.
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Drinking People Ruined
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most

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