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Top 10 Late-Night Jokes

1. Dave's Dirty Laundry

By Richard ZoglinTuesday, Dec. 08, 2009

"I got into the car this morning and the navigation lady wasn't speaking to me."

—David Letterman, in response to the brouhaha following his confession of having had sex with women on his staff

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