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RIP Mitch Hedberg

BrianFitzgerald

16:52 / 01.04.05

I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut. I don't need a receipt for the doughnut - I'll just give you money and you give me the doughnut. End of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I can't imagine a scenario in which I would need to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend... don’t even act like I didn't buy a doughnut, I've got the documentation right here. Oh wait, it's back home in the file... under "D", for doughnut.
Some quotes

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The Associated Press story

Thanks for the laughs, Mitch, my man.

subcultureofone

18:23 / 01.04.05

here's my favorite:

" My apartment is infested with koala bears. It's the cutest infestation ever. Way better than cockroaches. When I turn on the light, a bunch of koala bears scatter, but I don't want them too. I'm like, "Hey... Hold on fellows... Let me hold one of you, and feed you a leaf." Koala bears are so cute, why do they have to be so far away from me. We need to ship a few over, so I can hold one, and pat it on its head. "

when i first heard about this, i was hoping it was some sort of april fool's joke but unfortunately not.

I am muy saddened.

Crap! That guy was one of the funniest one-liner-ers in years!

ibis the being

22:50 / 01.04.05

I don't have a girlfriend. I just know this lady who'd be really mad if she heard me say that.

That's the one I always remember. So funny, love that guy.

when i first heard about this, i was hoping it was some sort of april fool's joke but unfortunately not.

Oddly enough, Howard Stern reported his death yesterday, but no one else picked it up until today.

Mazarine

23:03 / 01.04.05

It was never "Oh no, here comes Mitch!" It was always "All right, here comes Mitch!"

Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo

04:55 / 02.04.05

The gig I will remember Mitch for was his "goodbye to Acme Comedy Company" gig, when he moved to LA. He did his set, which we all pretty much knew, as he prefermed a LOT at Acme in the 90's. When he got done, he got such an ovation, he came out again and did a few jokes, then told the audience he'd done all the material he coudl think of, but if he'd forgotten any jokes, yell out what they were about.

And they did.

Dry Cleaning: "This shirt is dry clean only. That means that it is dirty."

Hell of a nice guy too, according to the people I know who've met him.

XXII:X:II = XXX

06:31 / 02.04.05

A bit of his that I've been repeating to anyone not too familiar with him:

"I was in a movie recently where I got to smoke fake weed with Willie Nelson. That was pretty cool. Almost as cool as the time I smoked real weed with a guy who looked like Willie Nelson."

Why does this shit never happen to douchebags like Gallagher and Jackie Mason?

/+,

Haus of Mystery

11:15 / 02.04.05

On my recent sojourn to San Francisco, my friends out there got me into him, and I came back with his CD all excited about my new Favourite Thing. And then I find this out. And i am very sad.
You will be missed.

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