The Work of Steven Wright

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If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the guy who once

said: "I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen...and

replaced

by exact duplicates."

Here are some more of his gems:



I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.

Half the people you know are below average.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand.

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

(Think

about it some more.)

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.

OK, so what's the speed of dark?

How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked

something.

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now.

I intend to live forever - so far, so good.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is

research.

The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.

Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

It's a small world...but I wouldn't want to paint it.

 

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"I woke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen...and replaced by exact duplicates."
I've had that feeling sometimes.

I saw Wright perform several years ago - he was very funny, but SO into the depressed/apathetic persona that laughing after a while was almost uncomfortable. He's good at what he does.
 
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Feisty Mouse said:
I've had that feeling sometimes.

I saw Wright perform several years ago - he was very funny, but SO into the depressed/apathetic persona that laughing after a while was almost uncomfortable. He's good at what he does.
Sounds fun Feisty Mouse...I ...think?!:)

BTW Any pessimists out there looking to lend some $$$???
 
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Dan Anderson said:
One of my favorites:

I tease my plants when I water them. I use ice cubes.

Yours,
Dan Anderson
:D I can see the goose bumps on that plant behind you Dan!
 
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Some of my favorites from Steven Wright...

Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.
I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.
A fool and his money are soon partying.
Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
Drugs may lead to nowhere, but at least it's the scenic route.

Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth.
On the back it said, "Wish you were here."

I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

I have two very rare photographs.
One is a picture of Houdini locking his keys in his car.
The other is a rare photograph of Norman Rockwell beating up a child.

I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards.
I got a full house and four people died.

I used to work in a fire hydrant factory.
You couldn't park anywhere near the place.

I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.
 

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