LAUGH LINES
Double Danger: “According to a new report, the deadliest occupation in the U.S. is cab driver. The next . . . is convenience store clerk. If you’re a cab driver and thinking of getting a cup of coffee, don’t go to 7-Eleven. You double your chances right there.” (Jay Leno)
Add It Up: “There are 2 million Americans in some sort of jail or prison. . . . That’s about one in every 100,000 adults. You’d think they’d get John and Patsy Ramsey just by accident.” (Bill Maher)
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The Essential David Letterman
Top Signs the Cast of ‘Cats’
Just Doesn’t Give a Damn
10. “So many actors calling in sick, name of the show is ‘Cat.’ ”
9. “The 8 p.m. show starts at 5:45 so they can get home for ‘Jeopardy.’ ”
6. “Drunken Rum Tug Tugger brags about ‘marking territory in coat-check room.’ ”
4. “New lyric to ‘Memory’: ‘Midnight and the blah, blah, blah.’ ”
3. “P.A. announcement: ‘Mr. Mistoffelees will be played by guy who just delivered my egg salad sandwich.’ ”
1. “New slogan: ‘Cats’--Now and . . . Well, Until June.”
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