ryantp
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Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:38:00 AM
He's one of my favorites. Sad to see him go.
chipslave
Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:41:00 AM
Indeed...

He is a Twin Cities native. Funny, funny guy.

"I would imagine if you understood Morse Code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy."

rodnie
Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:44:00 AM
That is so funny! I really needed that. I'm sorry to hear about the loss. I am afraid I don't know him. I'll check him out.
TJ@CigarBid
Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:46:00 AM
that is sad...he was really funny...he was asked why he wasn't a household name, and he said because most of his fans lived in apartments...good stuff
Thom
Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:07:00 PM
I didn't know him either, but there is some good stuff on the 'net.

"2-in-1 is a bull.... term, because 1 is not big enough to hold 2. That's why 2 was created." That's deep.

SirWolfgang
Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:33:00 PM
37 is too young...

Some quotes:

"I tried walking into a Target , but I missed."

"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."

"I type 101 words a minute. But it's in my own language."

"I wish I could play little league now. I'd be way better than before."

"It's hard to dance if you just lost your wallet. Whoa! Where's my wallet? But, hey this song is funky."

"I played golf....I did not get a hole in one, but I did hit a guy and that's way more satisfying. Your supposed to yell FORE, but I was too busy mumbling that ain't no way that's gonna hit him."

"I wrote a letter to my dad- I wrote, I really enjoy being here. But I accidently wrote rarely, instead of really. But I still wanted to use it, so I crossed it out and wrote I rarely drive steamboats, Dad. There's a lot you don't know about me. Quit trying to act like I'm a steamboat operator. This letter took a harsh turn right away."

"And then at the end of the letter i like to write P.S.- This is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated."

"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how much I play, I'll never be as good a a wall. I played a wall once. They're relentless."

"When someone hands you a flier, it's like they're saying here you throw this away."

"I like rice. Rice is great if your hungry and want 2000 of something."

"I got my hair highlighted, because I felt some strands were more important that others."

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it."

"I hate turkeys. If you stand in the meat section at the grocery store long enough, you start to get mad a turkeys. There's turkey ham, turkey bologna, turkey pastromi. Some one needs to tell the turkey, man, just be yourself."

"I lke refried beans. I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time."

"I got into and argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because I tried to walk out and slam the flap. How are you supposed to express your anger in this situation? Zipper it up real quick?"

"This product that was on TV was available for four easy payments of $19.95. I would like a product that was available for three easy payments and one complicated payment. We can't tell you which payment it is, but one of these payments is going to be hard."

"I was going to get my teeth whitened, but I said screw that, I'll just get a tan instead."

"I was at this casino minding my own business and this guy came up to me and said your gonna have to move you're blocking a fire exit. As if there were a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you are flamable and have legs you are never blocking a fire exit."

"I don't own a cell phone or a pager. I just hang around everyone I know, all the time. If someone wants to get a hold of me they just say "Mitch," and I say "What?" and turn my head slightly."

"I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later."

"My friend said to me "You know what I like? Mashed poatoes," I was like, Dude, you gotta give me time to guess. If your ging to quiz me, you must put a pause in there."

"An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You would never seen an Escalator temporarily out of order sign, just Escaloaor temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience."

"I was walking down the street with my friend and he said "I hear music" As though there's another way you can take it in. Your not special. That's how I recieve it too. I tried to taste it, but it did not work."

"I went to the park and saw a kid flying a kite. The kid was really excited. I don't know why, that's what they're supposed to do. Now if he had a chair on the other end of that string, I would have been impressed."

"I was at the airport and this guy came up to be and said I saw you on tv last night. He didn't say if  I was any  good. He just told me where I was. So turned away for a minute and said Hey I saw you at the airport a minute ago. You were good."

I can't get into flossing, I can't. People who smoke say you don't know how hard it is to stop smoking. Yes I do. It's as hard as it is to start flossing. You seem jittery. Yeah, I'm about to floss.

"One time a guy handed me a picture of himself and he said. "Here's a picture of me when I was younger." Every picture of you is of when you were younger. Here's a picture of me when I'm older. How'd you pull that off? Let me see that camera."

"I think pickles are cucumbers that sold out. They sold their soul to the devil and the devil is....Dill."

"Alocholism, is a disease, but it's the only disease that you can get yelled at for having. Dammit Otto, your an alcoholic. Dammit Otto, you have Lupis. One of those two doesn't sound right."

"I was walking by a drycleaner at 3a.m. and there was a sign that said Sorry, we're closed. You don't have to be sorry. It's 3a.m. and your a drycleaner. It would be ridiculous  for me to expect you to be open. I'm not gonna come by at  10 and say, hey I was here at  3a.m and you guys were closed. Someone owes me an apology."

"I get the Reece's candy bar, If you read it, there's an apostrophe. The candy bar is his. I didn't know that. Next time your eating a Reece's and some guy named Reece comes up to you and says let me have that. You better give it to him. I'm sorry Reece, I didn't  think I would ever run into you."

"I'vwe been working the colleges and I always buy the shirts from the college, because they're quality shirts. But people always get the wrong idea. I'm walking around wearing a Washington U shirt and someone says "Hey  Washington U, Did you go there?" Yeah! It was a Wednesday."

"Y'know I order a club sandwhich all the time. And I'm not even a member. I don't know how I get away with it. I like my sanwhiches witth three peices of bread. So do I. Lets form a club. Okay, but we're gonna need more stickulation. Yes we do. Instead of cutting it once, lets cut it again. Yeah, four triangles. And we shall dump chips in the middle. Let me ask you something, how do you feel about frilly toothpicks? I'm for them."

"I opened a yogurt and underneath the lid it said "please try again" they were having  a contest that Iwas unaware of. I thought maybe I had opened the yogurt wrong.Or maybe Yoplait was trying to inspire me. Come on Mitch, don't give up! An inspirational  message from your friends at Yoplait, fruit on the bottom, hope on top."

"I brought  a donut and the guy gave me a recieipt for the donut. I don't need a receipt for the donut, I give you the money, you give me the donut, end of transaction. We do not need to bring ink and paper into this. I can not imagine the senerio where I would have to prove that I broughrt  a donut. Some skeptical friend.  Don't even act like I didn't get that donut. I got the documentation right here."

"When you go a resturant on the weekends and it's busy so they start a waiting list. They say Dufrane, party of two, table ready for Dufrane, party of two , and if no one answers the'll say the name again, Dufrane, party of two. Bu then if no one answers, they'll move on to the next name. Bush party of three. Yeah, but what happened to the Dufranes, No one seems to care, who can eat at a time like this? People are missing. You people are selfish. The Dufranes are in someone's trunk right now ,with duct tape over their mouths and they're hungry.That'sa double whammy! We need help! Bush search aparty of three. You can eat once you find the Dufranes."

-Wolfy

spadesman
Thursday, March 31, 2005 5:23:00 PM
Did not know he had died. Have been able to see in concert several times and every show was great.

My favorite bits were the NASCAR (Can I change the radio? Why are you driving in circles? You sure do like Tide.) and the banana one (green banana is not ripe. yellow is just right. red is..where the F*&k did you get a red banana?).

lukin
Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:23:00 PM
Is he the same guy that does a bit about cakes always being for happy occasions...but its only when you're sad that you really need some cake? If so, I remember him being kinda young...was there some complications?
spadesman
Friday, April 1, 2005 4:05:00 AM
From what I have heard, it was a drug overdose, but I have not seen that confirmed yet.
SirWolfgang
Friday, April 1, 2005 4:25:00 AM
He was only 37.

-Wolfy

cexshun
Friday, April 1, 2005 8:31:00 AM
I have all of his DVDs and CDs. I've been hoping this was an early Fool's joke. I guess I'm still holding onto that a bit since his website still has no news on it, yet is updated daily.

http://www.mitchhedberg.net 

I missed the opportunity to see him live. He was in Chicago when I was herfing with sledn and kdot. I really wish I would have stayed in town and went to his show.

"I love smoking cigars, but I don't know much about them. When I go into the shop, the guy asks me what I like to smoke. I tell him, 'I like It's a Boy's'."

cexshun
Friday, April 1, 2005 8:37:00 AM
"I don't have a girlfriend, but I do know a girl who would get really angry if she heard me say that."

"I hate getting AIDS tetsts. Waiting for the results is frightening. So I don’t get the regular AIDS test anymore. I get the roundabout AIDS test. I call my friend, Brian. I say, ‘Brian, do you know anybody who has AIDS? No? Cool. ’Cuz you know me.’"

cexshun
Friday, April 1, 2005 9:09:00 AM
Sorry to post more quotes, but I have to. The funniest man I have ever heard to stand-up.

"I had a bag of Fritos, they were Texas grilled Fritos. These Fritos had grill marks on them. Hell yeah, reminds me of summer time, when we used to fire up the barbeque and throw down some Fritos. I can still see my dad with the apron on, better flip that Frito, dad, you know how I like mine."

"I like cinnamon rolls, but I don't always have time to make a pan. That's why I wish they would sell cinnamon roll incense. Perhaps I'd rather light a stick and have my roommate wake up with false hopes."

"I think Pringles' initial intention was to make tennis balls. But on the day that the rubber was supposed to show up, a big truckload of potatoes arrived. But Pringles is a laid-back company. They said "F--k it. Cut 'em up."

"You know they call corn on the cob, corn on the cob, but that's how it comes out of the ground, man. They should call that corn, they should call every other version corn off the cob. It's not like if you cut off my arm you would call it Mitch. Then reattach it and call me Mitch-all-together..."

"I got an ant farm. Them fellas don't grow s--t."

"I went to the store to buy a candle-holder, but they were out. So I bought a cake."

"I have a cheese-shredder at home, which is its positive name. They don't call it by its negative name, which is sponge-ruiner. Because I wanted to clean it, and now I have little bits of sponge that would melt easily over tortilla chips..."

"If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down a sidewalk, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable..."

"I never joined the army because at ease was never that easy to me. Seemed rather uptight still. I don't relax by parting my legs slightly and putting my hands behind my back. That does not equal ease. At ease was not being in the military. I am at ease, bro, because I am not in the military."