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Now That's Short Humour! - Vol. 1
by Bart Van Goethem

The End of Peeping Tom

"Hm," the doctor mumbled, "looks like an eye infection."

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The Small Book of Self-Deprecation

"I suck."

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The Secret Life of Henry VIII

Gay.

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Memoirs of an Uninteresting Man

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The Day of the Empty Newspapers

"How are we going to report on this giant ink scarcity, John?"

"I don't know, Jack, I don't now."

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The Pavement Killer

"Three kilos of bananas, please."

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The Gay Yeti

"Is it true? Did you catch the Yeti?"

"Yes, indeed, I did."

"Can I see him? Where is he?

"Getting a manicure."

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The Empty Agenda

"How about using some cologne," his mother suggested gently.

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The Teachings of Lao Chow, the Bitchy Zen Master

"One is always free to make one's own mistakes - but don't come crying back to me when things don't work out."

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Socrates. The Difficult Early Years

"You must question everything."

"Oh yeah?"

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The Man Who Was Entirely Made Out of Guilt

"Sorry, my fault."

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The Biographer Who Hated His Subject

"On the 21st of July 1972, the rotten bastard was born."

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The Art of Procrasti


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Murphy's Law

"Fuck Murphy's LaAAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!"

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The Loneliness of the Short Distance Runner

"I get lonely really quickly."

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The Lethargic Poet

"One line, is that it?"

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My Life as an Art Critic, 1984-1996

"It's all a load of bollocks, actually."

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Bears with Wings

"Now there's one more thing you need to know," the Park Ranger said.

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