While it seems funny for a moment, it is really a symptom of a dangerous world of new media.

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Or my satellite service from Sirius, which always seems to go blank at the exact moment when Howard is about to say something funny.

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But the moment I realize the Patriots were - it's funny because, you know, the Patriots and Giants, of course, play each other in the last game a year and probably the most exciting Patriots game.

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The revelation of that is smart and funny but has been robbed of its jolt so the greatest benefit of it comes not in that moment but later at a clinic.

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