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1 " I like video games, but they're really violent. I'd like to play a video game where you help the people who were shot in all the other games. It'd be called 'Really Busy Hospital. "
― Demetri Martin
2 " I was making pancakes the other day and a fly flew into the kitchen. And that's when I realized that a spatula is a lot like a fly swatter. And a crushed fly is a lot like a blueberry. And a roommate is a lot like a fly eater. "
3 " THING TO TRY: If you are asked to describe a suspect to a police sketch artist, describe in precise detail, the features of the police sketch artist. This is one of the rare instances where two people can do one self-portrait. "
― Demetri Martin , This is a Book
4 " It is illegal to yell “fire” in a crowded theater. If there is a fire, please yell something else instead, like “Flames!” or “Smoke maker!” or “Bad hot! "
5 " Like a lot of people, I’ve always enjoyed commenting on strangers’ outfits. Unlike a lot of people, I now had a new megaphone to do it with. And, let me tell you, commenting on people’s hilarious clothing choices through a megaphone makes it so much better. "
6 " REGARDING THE MARCHING BAND: How much more interesting it would be to see a creeping band. "
7 " Socrates became a trendsetter. Other philosophers, including Plato and Aristotle and Gus, quickly followed suit, dropping their last names too. And, for centuries after that there would be countless imitators including oltaire, Michelangelo, and, much later, Cher. "
8 " Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies. "
9 " I am a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a pita. Why the pita? That counts as another mystery. "
10 " No one ever thinks about the guy who was raised by the guy who was raised by wolves. "
11 " The boomerang is Australia's chief export (and then import). "
12 " Hotel Conundrum: The continental breakfast. What is it that makes continents so shitty at providing an adequate breakfast? "
13 " Fact: The plastic knife is perfect for when a person just wants to make some marks on his food and get insanely frustrated at the same time. "
14 " Never be less interesting than your refrigerator magnets. "
15 " I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything. "
16 " To some I am known as Chief. And these are usually people who work in Radio Shack or try to sell me shoes. To others I am known as Buddy. These are people who dwell in bars and wonder if I’ve got a problem or what it is that I am “looking at.” And to still others, who are in that same bar, standing just off to the side, I am “Get Him! "
17 " Sort of' is such a harmless thing to say... sort of. It's just a filler. Sort of... it doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, sort of means everything. Like... after "I love you"... or "You're going to live"... or "It's a boy! "
18 " I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says, 'go outside'. "
19 " I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40, 000 pieces. When you finish it, it says 'go outside'. "
20 " I think the worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades...or a game of fake heart attack. "
