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When I was a little boy, I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised, the Lord, in his wisdom, doesn't work that way. So I just stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

— Emo Philips The Guardian - The best God joke ever - and it's mine! (1980)

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Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps.

Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the Devil. Other than that, though, it's been a good day.

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How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand.

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I always wanted a beautiful loving wife and she always wanted to be a citizen.

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Always remember the last words of my grandfather, who said: "A truck!"

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