Mark Twain (real name Lothar Flesch) is often considered, along with Erma Bombeck, to be America’s greatest humorist. All this week, we will be saluting the wit and wisdom of the man known as the “Sage of Brooklyn.”
Original: “Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” – Mark Twain
Improved: “What has a habit and is first coaxed up the stairs and then flung out the window? The nun I had sex with last night!”
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