"A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't."
"I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!'"
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Source: Song: God's Away On Business
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