I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.
STEVEN WRIGHTThe older you get, the more you learn to see what you’ve been taught to see. When you’re a kid, you see what’s there.
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Why don’t they just make mouse-flavored cat food?
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My friend has a baby. I’m recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant.
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Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.
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When I turned two I was really anxious, because I’d doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I’m six I’ll be ninety.
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Why, in a country of free speech, are there phone bills?
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The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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It was the first time I was ever in love, and I learned a lot. Before that I’d never even thought about killing myself.
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Clones are people two.
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How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn’t live there?
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I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
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My doctor told me I shouldn’t work out until I’m in better shape. I told him, ‘All right; don’t send me a bill until I pay you.’
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Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced onety one?
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In my house there’s this light switch that doesn’t do anything. Every so often, I would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call from a woman in Germany. She said ‘cut it out’
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Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring… ‘How to Build a Boat.’
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A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
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