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I genuinely thought this story was in reference to Mitch Hedberg's "glass harmonica". He had a great riff on hotel minibars' use of oddball containers for serv
by chrissnell 10y ago
I genuinely thought this story was in reference to Mitch Hedberg's "glass harmonica". He had a great riff on hotel minibars' use of oddball containers for serving ordinary things like Coke in such a way that the patron can't replace the item before the hotel tallies its consumption.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91DJQlYRjg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91DJQlYRjg
- shiggerino 10y agoIs he a drug addict, an imbecile, or is it just a speech impediment?
- handedness 10y agoHe was a self-professed drug addict, but his speech was, as far as I know, an affect.
- stinkytaco 10y agoAs already pointed out, he was a drug user ("I like the Fed-Ex guy because he's a drug dealer and he don't even know it"). But the delivery is his style. Whether it's natural or not I don't know, but it certainly was an integral part of his comedy, similar to the monotone of Steven Wright (whom Mitch Hedberg is the spiritual successor to, in my opinion). EDIT: Curiously, Hedberg suffered from terrible stage fright. I find him funny to listen to, but almost uncomfortable to watch because he would often stare at the stage or close his eyes.
- bbctol 10y agoHe had pretty extreme stage fright, hence the sunglasses and staring downward. By all accounts, just a very shy guy with a knack for clever jokes.
- freshyill 10y agoThat's not very nice.
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- scoot 10y agoI had no idea who Mitch Hedberg was, so I googled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auvTMm47uM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auvTMm47uM Cracked me up! That guy is sharp.