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My act is sort of improvisational. i have a skeleton in my head, but no fat or skin on it.
-Paula Poundstone
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My Act Is Sort Of Improvisational. I

Paula Poundstone
My act is sort of improvisational. i have a skeleton in my head, but no fat or skin on it.
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Yeah? can you draw a skeleton riding a motorcycle with flames coming out of it? and i want a pirate hat on the skeleton. and a parrot on his shoulder. a skeleton parrot. or maybe a ninja skeleton parrot? no, that would be overkill. but it'd be cool if the biker skeleton could be shooting some ninja throwing stars. that are on fire.
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