Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

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Communism is like one big phone company.

Communism is like one big phone company.

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We...

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We...

When you're eight years old nothing is your business.

When you're eight years old nothing is your business.

I hate small towns because once you've seen the cannon in the park there's nothing...

I hate small towns because once you've seen the cannon in the park there's nothing...

If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone.

If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil,...

All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil,...

Miami Beach is where neon goes to die.

Miami Beach is where neon goes to die.

In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls.

In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls.

Communism is like one big phone company.

Communism is like one big phone company.

There are never enough I Love You's.

There are never enough I Love You's.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little...

If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little...

The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them.

The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them.

Guys are like dogs. They keep coming back. Ladies are like cats. Yell at a...

Guys are like dogs. They keep coming back. Ladies are like cats. Yell at a...

A lot of people say to me, 'Why did you kill Christ?' I dunno, it...

A lot of people say to me, 'Why did you kill Christ?' I dunno, it...

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We...

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We...

The only truly anonymous donor is the guy who knocks up your daughter.

The only truly anonymous donor is the guy who knocks up your daughter.

The what should be never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to...

The what should be never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to...

I hate small towns because once you've seen the cannon in the park there's nothing...

I hate small towns because once you've seen the cannon in the park there's nothing...