He was a funny fellow and always had a joke ready.

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The title of the book stems from a funny conversation with a fellow MBA student over drinks.

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Last Oct. 23 Vital's boss, Donald Podrebarac , stepped up to the podium at the Friars Club, that wood-paneled, down-at-the-heels Manhattan townhouse where hall-of-fame comedians like David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld subject fellow Friars to howlingly funny roasts.

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His death was not related to the pranks he pulled, but it did galvanize people across the country to mourn the loss of a good-natured fellow whose practical jokes were both funny and respectful.

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