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To: Edwarda who wrote (14554)5/13/2000 6:02:00 PM
From: John Carragher  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 62549
 
The World According to Andy Rooney....
On Prisons:
Did you know that it costs forty-thousand dollars a year to house each
prisoner? Jeez, for forty-thousand bucks a piece I'll take a few
prisoners into my house. I live in Los Angeles. I already have bars on
the windows.
I don't think we should give free room and board to criminals. I think
they should have to run twelve hours a day on a treadmill and generate
electricity. And if they don't want to run, they can rest in the chair
that's hooked up to the generator.
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On Ads In Bills:
Have you ever noticed that they put advertisements in with your bills
now?
Like bills aren't distasteful enough, they have to stuff junk mail in
there with them. I get back at them. I put garbage in with my check
when I mail it in. Coffee grinds, banana peels...I write, "Could you
throw this away for me? Thank You."
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On Fabric Softener:
My wife uses fabric softener. I never knew what that stuff was for.
Then I noticed women coming up to me (sniff) 'Married' (walk off).
That's how they mark their territory. You can take off the ring, but
it's hard to get that April fresh scent out of your clothes.
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On Cripes:
My wife's from the Midwest. Very nice people there. Very wholesome.
They use words like 'Cripes'. 'For Cripe's sake.' Who would that be,
Jesus Cripe's? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not
making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'?
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On Morning Differences:
Men and women are different in the morning. The men wake up aroused in
the morning. We can't help it. We just wake up and we want you. And the
women are thinking, 'How can he want me the way I look in the morning?'
It's because we can't see you. We have no blood anywhere near our optic
nerve.
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On Pregnancy:
It's weird when pregnant women feel the baby kicking. They say, 'Oh my
God. He's kicking. Do you wanna feel it?' I always feel awkward
reaching over there. Come on! It's weird to ask someone to feel your
stomach. I don't do that when I have gas. "Oh my God...give me your
hand...It won't be long now..."
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On Grandma:
My grandmother has a bumper sticker on her car that says, 'Sexy Senior
Citizen.' You don't want to think of your grandmother that way, do you?
Out entering wet shawl contests. Makes you wonder where she got that
dollar
she gave you for your birthday.
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On Award Shows:
Can you believe how many award shows they have now? They have awards for
commercials. The Cleo Awards, a whole show full of commercials. I taped
it and then I fast-forwarded through the whole thing.
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On Phone-In-Polls:
You know those shows where people call in and vote on different issues?
Did you ever notice there's always like 18% that say "I don't know." It
costs 90 cents to call up and vote...They're voting "I don't know."
"Honey, I feel very strongly about this. Give me the phone. (Into
Phone) I DON'T KNOW!" (Hangs up looking proud.) "Sometimes you have to
stand up for what you believe you're not sure about." This guy probably
calls up phone sex girls for $2.95 to say "I'm not in the mood."
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On Answering Machine:
Did you ever hear one of these corny, positive messages on someone's
answering machine? "Hi, it's a great day and I'm out enjoying it right
now. I hope you are too. The thought for the day is 'Share the love.'
Beep."
"Uh, yeah...this is the VD clinic calling.... Speaking of being
positive, your test is back. Stop sharing the love."