“Marital sex is kinda like ordering a Civil War chess set through the mail. You get one piece every four to six weeks, you don't know what kind of shape that piece is gonna be in when you get it, but you still gotta pay the handling charges.”

— Bill Engvall

Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2004)

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American comedian and actor 1957

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