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From "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday, August 9, 1994

10. It's hosted by Ed McMahon.
11. "Amplifiers" are just enormous dixie cups.
12. Every song contains a plug for Green Giant frozen vegetables.
13. You're asked to put on a hat and sunglasses and the next thing you know, you're being introduced as Bob Dylan.
14. One word: polkas.
15. Guy sitting next to you brought a glove and has caught three foul balls.
16. "Santana" turns out to be a jolly bearded guy with a sackful of presents.
17. They're playing "May we turn the hose on you, please?" [All night Dave sprayed the crowd which gathers outside for each night's show with a hose.]
18. You spot Rush Limbaugh stage-diving.
19. The crowd is chanting, "Tito! Tito! Tito!"

Steve Wright: I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window. I've been arrested three times for practicing.

The basic training of every singer should, of course, include myriad types of practical and theoretical emphases. One important area which is often neglected, however, is the art of one-upmanship. The following rules are intended as guides to the development of habits which will promote the proper type of relationship between singer and conductor.

1. Never be satisfied with the starting pitch. If the conductor uses a pitch-pipe, make known your preference for pitches from the piano and vice-versa.
2. Complain about the temperature of the rehearsal room, the lighting, crowded space, and of a draft. It's best to do this when the conductor is under pressure.
3. Bury your head in the music just before cues.
4. Ask for a re-audition or seating change. Ask often. Give the impression you're about to quit. Let the conductor know you're there as a personal favour.
5. Loudly clear your throat during pauses (tenors are trained to do this from birth). Quiet instrumental interludes are a good chance to blow your nose.
6. Long after a passage has gone by, ask the conductor if your C# was in tune. This is especially effective if you had no C# or were not singing at the time.
7. At dramatic moments in the music (which the conductor is emoting), be busy marking your music so that the climaxes will sound empty and disappointing.
8. Wait until well into a rehearsal before letting the conductor know that you don't have the music.
9. Look at your watch frequently. Shake it in disbelief occasionally.
10. When possible, sing your part either an octave above or below what is written. This is excellent ear-training for the conductor. If he hears the pitch, deny it vehemently and claim that it must have been the combination tone.
11. Tell the conductor, "I can't find the beat." Conductors are always sensitive about their "stick technique" so challenge it frequently.
12. If you are singing in a language with which the conductor is the least bit unfamiliar, ask her as many questions as possible about the meaning of individual words. If this fails, ask her about the pronunciation of the most difficult words. Occasionally, say the word twice and ask her preference, making to say it exactly the same both times. If she remarks on their similarity, give her a look of utter disdain and mumble under your breath about the "subtleties of inflection".
13. Ask the conductor if he has listened to the von Karajan recording of the piece. Imply that he could learn a thing or two from it. Also good: ask, "Is this the first time you've conducted this piece?"
14. If your articulation differs from that of others singing the same phrase, stick to your guns. Do not ask the conductor which is correct until backstage just before the concert.
15. Find an excuse to leave the rehearsal about 15 minutes early so that others will become restless and start to fidget.

Make every effort to take the attention away from the podium and put it on you, where it belongs!

The following are supposedly true headlines that have appeared in papers during the war.

Some Leading Papers' Coverage of Custer's Massacre

Variety: "Custer Closes Out of Town"
Pravda: "Big Red Victory."
Sports Illustrated: "Indians Win Series"
Women's Wear Daily: "Feathers Make Comeback"
Reader's Digest: "Sitting Bull Reveals New Cure for Dandruff"
The Washington Post: "Custer Loses Rural Vote"

"The fees for withdrawing money from your ATM machines are expected to double, even triple. You're gonna pay two to three as much to withdraw your money so basically the ATM machines have become full service. Instead of getting robbed at the ATM machine the ATM machine robs you. You eliminate the middle man." - Jay Leno

Letterman's Top Ten Signs You're Doing Business With The Wrong Bank:

10. When you make a deposit, tellers high-five each other.
11. After you get a free toaster, bank president shows up at your house begging for toast.
12. Your monthly statements are handwritten, in crayon.
13. When you want to make a withdrawal, clerks suddenly don't speak English.
14. You notice Kato Kaelin is sleeping in the vault.
15. Your safety deposit box is a Dunkin' Donuts carton wrapped in tin foil.
16. All cash deposits go directly into teller's pants.
17. Lobby is waist-deep in Mexican pesos.
18. Toll-free customer service line is: 1-800-GET-HOSED.
19. Four words: Bank President Rosa Lopez

The other day, I was walking my dog around my building...on the ledge. Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

I had a dog once. I spilled spot remover on him, and now he's gone.

I put contact lenses in my dog's eyes. They had little pictures of cats on them. Then I took one out and he ran around in circles.

I bought a dog the other day... I named him Stay. It's fun to call him... "Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!" He went insane. Now he just ignores me and keeps typing. He's an East German Shepherd.

While attending a spelling session in school one day, the teacher asked if anyone could spell the word DUMB.

Darla raises her hand and says, "I can, I can."

The teacher replies, "OK, go ahead Darla..."

Darla replies, "D-U-M-B."

The teacher replies, "Very good," and "can you use that word in a sentence?"

Darla replies, "Sure, Buckwheat is very DUMB."

The teacher replies, "OK, well can anyone spell the word STUPID?"

Again, Darla raises her hand, and the teacher replies, "OK, go ahead Darla."

Darla replies, "S-T-U-P-I-D."

The teacher replies, "Very good," and "can you use that word in a sentence?"

Darla replies, "Sure, Buckwheat is very STUPID."

The teacher replies, "OK, well let's continue, can anyone spell the word DICTATE?"

No one raises their hand, so the teacher asks Buckwheat if he can spell the word DICTATE.

Buckwheat replies, "Sure, D-I-C-T-A-T-E."

The teacher replies, "Very good Buckwheat," and "can you use that word in a sentence?"

Buckwheat replies, "Sure I can. I may be DUMB and I may be STUPID, but Darla says my DICTATE good."

Why don't cannibals eat comedians?
→ They taste funny.

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• "Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a moron." - George Carlin
• "You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is." - Ellen DeGeneris
• "Don't spend two dollars to dry clean a shirt. Donate it to the Salvation Army instead. They'll clean it and put it on a hanger. Next morning buy it back for seventy-five cents." - Billiam Coronel
• "I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets." - Dave Edison
• "Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window." - Steve Bluestone
• "I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry." - Rita Rudner