House of Games
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Now, I come into your candy store,
and I give you $20 in singles and I say

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"Could you please give me a $20 bill?"
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"I have to send a registered letter
to my mother."

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"To your aunt." It's more pathetic.
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- "To my aunt."
- It's addressed and there's a stamp on it.

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You give me a $20 bill. Give me the 20.
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I seal it, and you watch me seal it
in the envelope.

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Now, I gave you what appeared
to be $20 in singles

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but, when you count it, there's only 19.
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- And you say "I've only got 19."
- I've only got 19.

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"Here, let me count it."
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And there are only 19.
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"God, I'm sorry. Let me get
another dollar from my wife in the car."

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"Here, hold this a minute."
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And I give you the envelope
with the $20 in it,

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and I take the $19, and I go home.
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"Goodbye."
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And that's a little larceny called "the flue".
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- I don't get it.
- You don't get it?

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- You gave me the 20. I gave you the 19.
- Yes.

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- I just won a dollar.
- Open the envelope.

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- That's right.
- (laughs)

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- But I saw you put the $20 bill in there.
- No. That's what you thought you saw.

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- How did you steal the bill?
- Secrets of the pyramids.

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It's OK, Joe. Show her.
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I think we owe her one.
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All right. The flue revealed.
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Let's do it again.
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I come into your store
and I hand you $20 in singles and I say

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"Could you please give me a $20 bill?"
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"I have to send
a registered letter to my aunt."

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You give me the bill, and I seal it.

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