I like the American-Canadian border, 'cuz if you're walking on the border with a friend, and you push your friend into Canada, he can't push you back right away, 'cuz first he has to go through customs. 'What brings you to Canada?':[Points to the side] 'That asshole.' 'When are you leaving?' 'As soon as I regain my equilibrium!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A joke about the delay caused by customs when crossing the border, preventing immediate retaliation against a friend.
- In plain terms
- You can't push back immediately because the border crossing takes time.
- What can you take from it?
- Borders create time delays in interactions.
More from Mitch Hedberg
I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried …
Permalink to quote #73 I have a new CD; it's in stores, and when you have a CD in stores, you have to do in-store appearances, and if nobody shows up, I just pretend like I'm shoppin…
Permalink to quote #75 You know when it comes to racism, people say: ' I don't care if they're black, white, purple or green'... Ooh hold on now: Purple or Green? You gotta draw the …
Permalink to quote #72