This is a favorite: Three minutes of conversation between a shopkeeper and a customer who hold opposite views on the state of the parrot – living or dead – without ever using the word "dead." It's based on a game taught in acting schools in which any actor who repeats a line, automatically loses the game. You can watch this and then pick a topic and try to make up a conversation wherein nobody is allowed to repeat word.
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Of all the things we hand down to our children, our sense of humor is the one thing that will never lose its value, particularly if it’s coiled around them like a Monty Python, squeezing out every last chuckle.
