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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Jack Handey was an SNL writer, “Deep Thoughts” was a series of one-liners that aired between sketches in the early 90s.

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[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Loved finding out he was a real person and was a legendary writer.

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Oh shit, I always thought it was a fictional name that the writers used for the random stuff that come up during the writing process. Didn't know it was a real person!

Holy shit, he created Toonces!