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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..



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."




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