Yes, we all know that there's a good chance the missiles won't work properly when the government people … - Shaun Tan

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Ill give you an idea of how Jewish Mel Brooks is: Thats a nose job.

Shaun Tan

Yes, we all know that there's a good chance the missiles won't work properly when the government people finally come to get them, but over the years we've stopped worrying about that. Deep down, most of us feel it's probably better this way. After all, if there are families in faraway countries with their own backyard missiles, armed and pointed back at us, we would hope that they too have found a much better use for them.

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