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  • n  a one-line joke

  • When the culture began to change in the late 1960s when the old one-liner comics on The Ed Sullivan Show were looking pretty tired and irrelevant to a younger generation .
  • It provides a neat one-liner: "You don't have to accuse me of anything, you can hold me anytime!" And the audience roars.
  • Though unfortunately it opens with the tiresome one-liner "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" (universally known as "Everybody Must Get Stoned"), after that the Blonde on Blonde reaches .
News & Articles

  • Wednesday afternoon one-liners
    Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – The loss of superstars leaves West Virginia’s 2013 offense in open-audition mode. – The NCAA with a heart and (gasp!) common sense? From the Tupelo Daily Journal: “Ole Miss was granted a release by the NCAA for quarterback Bo Wallace to pass in…
    June 19, 2013 - NBC Sports: CollegeFootballTalk
  • Tuesday afternoon one-liners
    Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – A waterfall (not pictured) is coming to the football locker rooms of the Mal Moore Athletic Facility as part of a $9 million renovation. – The Anderson Independent Mail writes that Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins is poised for a record-breaking season.…
    June 18, 2013 - NBC Sports: CollegeFootballTalk
  • Monday morning one-liners
    Meandering our way through the offseason, a single one-liner at a time… – Gina Mizell of the Daily Oklahoman takes a look at what Mike Gundy looks for when filling coaching vacancies. – In a rather significant move for Vol Nation, ex-Tennessee great Eric Berry signs off on Butch Jones‘ approach on Rocky Top. –…
    June 17, 2013 - NBC Sports: CollegeFootballTalk
Quotes

  • John Howard in International Herald Tribune
    This is a glib one-liner to say that our wealth is entirely due to the resources boom,Howard told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "I reject entirely the argument that it's all about China."
  • Matthew McConaughey in Just Jared (blog)
    My one-liner to him is 'Look, man, I think your music needs to be heard by more ears than it has. I've heard it. I love it. Anybody I've ever turned on to your music ends up loving it,'McConaughey tells Rolling Stone.

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