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"Have you ever noticed that you never get laid on Thanksgiving? I think it's because all the coats are on the bed."
The Kennedy Center posthumously awarded this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to George Carlin. TIME takes a look at some of the legendary comedian's most memorable lines
"Have you ever noticed that you never get laid on Thanksgiving? I think it's because all the coats are on the bed."