LAUGH LINES

Reserved Especially for You: “Have you seen these stupid ads for Travel Lodge? ... The ad says: ‘Each guest at Travel Lodge has a private entryway to their own room.’ ... Didn’t that used to be called a door?” (Jay Leno)

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Under Cover: “Hustler publisher Larry Flynt is suing the Pentagon because [the government] won’t allow him to send reporters to cover the war in Afghanistan. They should let him--just for the novelty. It would be the first thing Hustler covered in 30 years.” (Argus Hamilton)

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In the Flesh: “Recently in Philadelphia, a woman walked into a theater showing ‘Harry Potter’ and stripped off all her clothes.... The boys in the theater liked the movie better than the book.” (Conan O’Brien)

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On the Fast Track: “A Swiss company has come out with a wheelchair that it says can go 72 miles an hour. Who is this for? Injured people who just want to keep pushing their luck?” (Leno)

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