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REASONS I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M FAMILY WHEN AT THE OLIVE GARDEN.
By Matthew Rorem

The hostess never hints that she'd really like it if I went to law school.

The busboy is always very polite about denying my requests for money.

The waiter never hits me, pulls my hair, or tells on me for things I never did.

The manager never cheats on my dad.

The dishwashers don't like it when I hug them goodbye.

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THINGS THAT ARE JUST BARELY THICKER THAN PETER GALLAGHER'S EYEBROWS.
By Morgan Day Frank

The Oxford English Dictionary

Molasses

The writers of ESPN's original series Tilt

A bull shark's skin

Osmium, the densest metal on the planet

Thieves

The skull of Jon Runyan, the right tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles

A chocolate milkshake from Ruby Tuesday

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PICKUP LINES USED BY MARIO.
By Christopher Doody

"Are you a magic feather? Because my heart just grew a tail, and flew away."

"If you were a warp tube, I'd be in you all day."

"Are you a magic mushroom? Because you are making me grow."

"Are you a magic flower? Because you are burning me up."

"I'd rather ride you than Yoshi any day."

"If Princess Toad looked liked you, I would have killed Bowser years ago."

"If I had the choice, I would gladly spend my 100 coins on you instead of on an extra life."

"You don't have to turn on a game to play with me."

"They don't call me Super for nothing."

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