“Mutations are exciting. They try to fix 'em when they come out. Did you see the two-headed baby they killed last month when they tried to cut it apart? That was hilarious!”

— Doug Stanhope

Deadbeat Hero (2004)

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American stand-up comedian, actor, and author 1967

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