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Comicus: Have you heard of this new sect, the Christians? They are a laugh riot! First of all, they are so poor...
Swiftus: How poor are they?
Comicus: Thank you! They are so poor... that they only have *one* God!
[drumbeat, everyone laughs]
Comicus: But we Romans are rich. We've got a lot of gods. We've got a god for everything. The only thing we don't have a god for is premature ejaculation... but I hear that's coming quickly.
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[Condemned for offending Emperor Caesar with his stand-up routine]
Comicus: Boy, when you die at the palace, you really DIE at the palace!
Andrew Sachs
Extended Reading
History of the World: Part I quotes
