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WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?
SOME GUY THAT CLAIMS TO BE A SPIRITUAL MEDIUM.
WHAT'S THE GUY DO?
PEOPLE PAY HIM TONS OF CASH SO THEY CAN TALK TO THEIR DEAD RELATIVES.
GOSH... I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK TO MY LIVING ONES.

WHY DO YOU PUT UP WITH THAT STUPID RAT?? HE PLAYS YOU FOR A SUCKER! STAND UP FOR YOURSELF!!!
NO, PIG, YOU MUST LOVE RAT. HE IS YOUR FRIEND, AND HE CARES ABOUT YOU.
WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THE OTHER ZEBRAS?? YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR NUMBER ONE!!
NO, NO... YOU MUST LOVE YOUR FELLOW ZEBRAS... THEY DEPEND ON YOU FOR THEIR LIVES.
WHY DO YOU EVEN TALK TO THE OTHERS? THEY'RE IDIOTS... YOU'RE MUCH TOO SMART FOR THEM.
NO, GOAT, YOU MUST SHARE YOUR GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE AND HELP THE OTHERS LEARN.
PUNCH THE PIG.
PUNCH THE PIG.

WHAT DO
YOU THINK
HEAVEN
IS?
WAKING UP
AND FINDING A
BASKET OF
CHEESE ON
YOUR DOORSTEP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HELL
IS?
REALIZING YOU'RE IN THE
WRONG HOUSE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT DAN RATHER USED TO END ALL OF HIS BROADCASTS WITH ONE WORD, LIKE "COURAGE"?
NO.
IT'S TRUE... SO I'VE DECIDED TO DO THE SAME IN ALL MY CONVERSATIONS, ONLY I'LL USE VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES?
WELL, GOTTA GO...
ASPARAGUS.
SEE YOU.
UH. YOU TOO.

I HEAR SOME GUY HIRED YOU TO CARRY AROUND A SIGN DOWNTOWN.
HE DID... BUT THEN HE FIRED ME.
FIRED YOU? FOR WHAT?
YOU GOT ME... I EVEN WENT THE EXTRA MILE BY SMILING AND TELLING EVERYONE TO HAVE A NICE DAY.
STUPID #@!! PIG.

MY HERD'S GONNA HAVE A BIG PARTY FOR MY AUNT LEAH.
WHAT FOR?
BECAUSE SHE'S GETTING OLD AND SLOW AND SOON THE LIONS WILL KILL HER.
WHAT KIND OF EVENT IS THAT?
IT'S A GOING-AWAY PARTY.

DID YOU HEAR I'M PREGNANT, RAT?
THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRINKING THAT CAFFEINE.
BUT I DON'T WANT DECAF.
THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD SEX WITH DE BULL.

THAT WOMAN OVER THERE IS "FAST SALLY."
WHY DO THEY CALL HER THAT?
'CAUSE SHE GETS AROUND A LOT.
OH... AND SHE'S ALWAYS IN A HURRY?
NO, YOU DUMB PIG... SHE'S NOT CHASTE.
THEN SHE SHOULD SLOW DOWN.

Hello, hello!!!!
WHAT CITY, PLEASE?
ALBANY!!!
WHAT'S YOUR LISTING?
USTING? WHAT'S USTING? DO YOU NEED A LISTING FOR?
SIR, I CAN'T HELP YOU WITHOUT A LISTING.
FINE, FINE OKAY UHHHHH.... NUMBER ONE... BIG FIRE!! NUMBER TWO... NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE!! NUMBER THREE... HURRY!!!!
SIR....
YES, MA'AM?
THIS IS 4-1-1.
I KNOW THAT, MA'AM...
WELL, THE NUMBER FOR EMERGENCIES IS 9-1-1.
OHHHHHHHH....
WELL, HAVE I GOT A FUNNY STORY TO TELL YOU....

I MET A NICE GUY AT THE PARK TODAY.
WHAT WAS NICE ABOUT HIM?
HE’S THE ONLY PERSON I’VE EVER MET WHO JUST LISTENED TO EVERYTHING I SAID AND DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING MEAN OR RUDE IN RESPONSE.
ON THE DOWN SIDE, HE KEPT GETTING TRAPPED BEHIND AN INVISIBLE WALL.

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING?
A LIST OF THE THREE THINGS I'D ASK FOR IF I MET A GENIE.
THAT'S EASY FOR ME... LOVE, LOVE, AND MORE LOVE. HOW ABOUT YOU?
UH... MONEY, MONEY AND MORE MONEY.
I'LL BUY THE LOVE.

WHY DO THEY FILM THESE
COMEDIES BEFORE A LIVE
STUDIO AUDIENCE ?
BECAUSE THEY TEST-MARKETED
THE SHOW ON DEAD GUYS
AND FOUND THEY NEVER
LAUGHED.
TEST-MARKETING IS SO IMPORTANT.

DID YOU HEAR THAT I'M PREGNANT AGAIN, PIG?
YOU MUST BE HAVING A COW.
NO, I'M QUITE CALM.

MY COUSIN LOU IS TRYING TO ATTACH A SECRET WIRE TO ONE OF THE LIONS SO WE CAN HEAR WHAT THEY'RE UP TO ON THIS SPECIAL RADIO.
HEEEERE LITTLE LION... NIIIIIIIICE LITTLE LION... AAAAUGGHHH!!!!! CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP BUUUUUUUURRRP...
I THINK THEY'RE EATING SOMETHING.

SOMETIMES I LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT AND WONDER WHY I'M HERE.

YOU WERE TRYING TO SLEEP IN THIS RESTAURANT?
NO... I WAS AT HOME.
AND YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE HERE?
I WISH I WEREN'T HERE.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

CAN I HELP YOU?
YES, THIS IS PIG, AND I'D LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR TESTING PROCEDURE.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, I DO A LOT BETTER ON YOUR TESTS IF I'M GIVEN SOME ADVANCE NOTICE... I'M NO GOOD WITH POP QUIZZES.
...AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PROBLEM ON YOUR END OR MINE, BUT I CAN'T EVEN HEAR THE STUPID QUESTIONS.
ALL I HEAR IS THIS LONG MONO-TONE SOUND... BEEEEEEE...EP... I THINK IT'S DROWNING OUT THE QUESTIONS.
I'M SURE IF YOU CLEARED UP THESE FEW THINGS, I'D PASS, AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP GIVING ME THE STUPID TEST.
SIR, YOU CAN 'PASS' A TEST OF OUR EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM.
I REALLY DON'T NEED YOUR PESSIMISM, SIR.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO IN LIFE, ONE DAY YOU JUST GO KAPUT.
YOU SNEEZE?
'CAUSE OF ONE SNEEZE?
YOU DIE.
NO, YOU DUMB PIG... YOU DON'T SNEEZE.
OH, GOOD... I WANNA LIVE.

YOU ON STRIKE, MISTER?
STRIKE? I'M TELLING PEOPLE THE END IS NEAR.
OH, THAT'S GREAT... DID MANAGEMENT GIVE IN TO YOUR DEMANDS?
NO... I'M PROPHESYING OUR DOOM.
GEE... AND YOU WERE SO OPTIMISTIC A SECOND AGO.

IN THE HEAT OF THE CHASE, THE LION REACHES OUT HER PAW AND SWIPES AT THE ZEBRA'S HIND LEGS.
THIS CAUSES THE ZEBRA TO TRIP AND FALL. SADLY, THE ZEBRA IS NOW DOOMED.
CHEATERS.

THAT'S SO CUTE
YOU GOT A LI'L
PIG DOLL...
WHAT'S HIS
NAME?
I CALL
HIM
"VOO."
WHAT DOES
VOO DO?
WHAT'S RIGHT?
VOO DO WHAT?
THAT'S
RIGHT
VOODOO
VOO DO
VOODOO
NEVER MIND.

WHAT'S THAT THING?
A PIG DOLL.. I BOUGHT HIM TO REMIND ME OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND.
WOW.. HOW SWEET.. THAT REALLY MAKES MY DAY.. I'LL LEAVE NOW AND YOU CAN SEE IF IT WORKS!
OKAY... SEE YA.
OKAY NOW... SHOW ME AGAIN WHERE TO STICK THE PINS.

HOW WAS THE CINCO DE MAYO PARTY LAST NIGHT?
NOT GOOD... SOME KID HIT ME WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
WHAT??
IT'S OKAY. HE STOPPED WHEN HE SAW THERE WAS NO CANDY COMING OUT.

WHY ARE YOU STARING AT THE MILK CARTON?
I'M DOING THE LITTLE GAME PRINTED ON THE SIDE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY PUT GAMES ON THERE.
THEY ALWAYS DO...BUT THEY'RE SOOOOOO EASY....
LOOK AT THIS ONE...THERE'S A PHOTO OF SOME OLD LADY AND IT SAYS, "HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN?"
YES!!! YES!! SHE'S RIGHT THERE!! HEH HEH HEH...
IT'D BE A LOT HARDER IF THEY'D HIDE HER BEHIND SOME TREES OR SOMETHING.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALWAYS KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN.
OH, YES! WHAT A BEYOOOOOTIFUL IDEA, POMPOUS RAT.
HEE HEE. STUPID ZEBRA FOLLOWS ANYTHING I SAY.
OKAY.
GREAT.

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