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by fenomas 2067 days ago
I always particularly loved how Lehrer's subtle, erudite style let him get away with comparatively racy material for that buttoned-down age.

Like my all-time favorite line:

> His education began in agricultural school, where he majored in animal husbandry.. (beat) ..until they caught him at it one day..

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Or how about the intro to We Will All Go Together When We Go where he says

> I particularly remember a heart-warming novel of his about a young necropheliac who finally achieved his boy-hood ambition by becoming coroner.

and there's a smattering of laughter and some awkward silence, and he says

> The rest of you can look it up when you get home.

Or the album intro to National Brotherhood Week -

"...This year, for example, on the first day of the week Malcolm X was killed which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is.

I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another and I know there are people in the world that do not love their fellow human beings and I hate people like that."