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title: "6 Funny Idea Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [We didn't even think about it, you know? I used to collect laser discs, and you'd have some college professor analyzing It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-carvey/we-didn-t-even-think-about-it-you-know-i-used-to-collect-laser-discs/)

[Dana Carvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-carvey/)

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> ["National Anthem" was just a funny idea I'd been knocking about. I initially thought about a beloved celebrity having to do that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-brooker/national-anthem-was-just-a-funny-idea-i-d-been-knocking-about-i/)

[Charlie Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-brooker/)

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> [There's something funny about the idea that when you're poor it doesn't matter who's president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-glover/there-s-something-funny-about-the-idea-that-when-you-re-poor-it-doesn/)

[Stephen Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-glover/)

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> [If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-arnett/if-you-have-a-character-that-doesn-t-have-anything-wrong-with-him/)

[Will Arnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-arnett/)

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> [People love fact-based songs, which is a very funny idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flansburgh/people-love-fact-based-songs-which-is-a-very-funny-idea/)

[John Flansburgh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flansburgh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/john-flansburgh-14315_funny_people-love-fact-based-songs-which-is-a_2555929.jpg)

> [The whole character of Super Dave is a takeoff on people who pontificate. So one thing I never want to do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-einstein/the-whole-character-of-super-dave-is-a-takeoff-on-people-who/)

[Bob Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-einstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/bob-einstein-33337_character_the-whole-character-of-super-dave-is-a-t_3173732.jpg)

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