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Steve Martin's Shouts & Murmurs this week, "C.I.A. Unveils Old Bin Laden Tape": risky, good.
Soldier: Glory! We're off on Thursday! Let me give you the phone number where I'll be.
Osama: Great, give it to me.
Soldier: You don't have a pen.
Osama: I can remember it.
Solider: You don't want to write it down?
Osama: No, I can remember.
Soldier: O.K., you would dial zero zero six nine five three eight four twelve twelve six two fourteen ten four seven seven one eight nineteen eight six seven.
Osama: O.K., I got it.
Soldier: You're sure? You want to say it back to me?
Osama; No, not necessary; I got it. Regular bunch of numbers. Now go! Virgins!
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Fact-checked in the tradition of “are you completely bald?” and “You have an arm, right?”
Keep it up, emdashes.