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The only reason I work
is so I afford a psychiatrist
and tell him how much
I hate my job
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_________My parents were so cheap,
they bought used Pampers.
Whenever they paid me a compliment,
I had to give them
a receipt
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The pair of short lines
appearing
between and below
the "one liners"
each contain
nine keystrokes
because I will
present evidence
that nine dollars
was offered as payment
to the writer
who submitted them to
The writer is Paul Oliverio
who may shock you
by displaying
a rare moment
of humility:
The upper right-hand corner
of the letter below
is my last legal address
as a New York resident
(but not my name)
The lower right-hand corner
is cropped below the sign-off
omitting the signature of
That signature belonged to
a man who wrote jokes for
Bob Hope, Dick Gregory,
+
two Presidents of
the United States
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PS
For reasons
beyond memory,
I declined
Bob Orben's
1981 offer of
PPS
Dearest Reader:
I hereby present you with
a six-pack
of copyright symbols
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please distribute them
where they belong
within the text
of this page
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