Sorry, that item has been cut from the budget!
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Five after one.
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Because everything else on the plate is crackers.
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Put him in the front seat.
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Me-ow
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Nothing, peanuts don't talk.
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you need to take a long, hard look at yourself.
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Because they taste funny!
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God doesn't think he's a lawyer.
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When you're a mouse.
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