On the sixth day of Ventriloquist Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Six classic Shticks*
Five Funny Jokes
Four face expressions
Three corny hats
Two moving eyebrows
And a brand new Ven-tril-o-quist Dummy
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My former comedy partner, Merriam, and Webster, his next-door neighbor and partner in his new barbecue sauce business, define shtick as a Yiddish word meaning: 1. a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine : BIT, or 2. one's special trait, interest, or activity : BAG
So James Brown, the King of Soul, might have sang Papa's Got a Brand New Schtick had he been born Yiddish instead of black, or been more heavily influenced by Sammy Davis, Jr.
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If you are under 50 years old, you probably didn't get that joke. Bummer for you. It was really clever and funny.
But, happy holidays to you anyways.
