Steven Wright

United States
Born on 6 Dec 1955
Comedian

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I got a garage door opener.
It can't close.
Just open.
Why are there five syllables in the word 'monosyllabic'?
If you can't hear me,
it's because I'm in parentheses.
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
You can't have everything. . . .
Where would you put it?
I got food poisoning today.
I don't know when I'll use it.
I've never seen electricity,
that's why I don't pay for it.
I like to torture my plants by watering them with ice cubes.
It's a small world,
but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
Isn't the best way to save face to keep the lower part shut?
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