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Originally Posted by Dahoss
That was beautiful....
"I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit. ~Navin R. Johnson, The Jerk
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Quoting a Steve Martin character is pretty lame, don't you think?
That reminds me, remember when the earth exploded? And we all moved to this planet? But they thought it would be too dangerous to tell the stupid people? Oops.
Since it appears many people don't remember this classic Steve Martin joke, here is the transcript:
"Whew! You know why people can get away with stuff like that? I'll tell you exactly why people get away with that. Because the public has a short memory. That's why all these big stars do these crazy, terrible things and two years later they're back in the biz, you know. 'Cause the public has a short memory. Let me give you a little test, okay? This is my thesis -- the public has a short memory and, like-- How many people remember, a couple of years ago, when the Earth blew up? How many people? See? So few people remember. And you would think that something like that, people would remember. But NOOO! You don't remember that? The Earth blew up and was completely destroyed? And we escaped to this planet on the giant Space Ark? Where have you people been? And the government decided not to tell the stupider people 'cause they thought that it might affect-- [dawning realization, looks around] Ohhhh! Okay! Uh, let's move on!
Steve Martin, the cruel shoes
