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How to Keep an Idiot Entertained for Hours

I once wrote a book called How to Keep an Idiot Entertained for Hours. It went like this: To keep an idiot entertained for hours, read the next sentence. To keep an idiot entertained for hours, read the previous sentence.» It didn’t sell very well. I thought with the short attention span of people these days it may have been too long, so I rewrote it. The 2nd edition went: «To keep an idiot busy for hours, re-read this sentence.» It’s doing pretty good. I have a deal for the sequel. The 3rd edition is going to go: «Re-read this line.» Now, if I could just find the time to write it.



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How to Keep an Idiot Entertained for Hours