If one side has one, the other side has to get one. Once launched, they cannot be recalled. When they land, they screw up everything forever.
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A multiplication table.
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Because the chicken was on vacation.
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Fifty — one to screw in the bulb and 49 to guard him/her.
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To give us some sort of appreciation for flutes.
Did you hear about that music composer who committed suicide? He didn't even leave a note.
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Answer: The back of his head.
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