When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, “Well, what do you need?”

Meaning of the quote

This quote is a humorous response from the American comedian Steven Wright when asked if he had any firearms while crossing the border into Canada. Instead of simply saying no, he asked the border agent what they needed, implying that he might have firearms if the agent required them. The quote is a clever and witty way of showing how some people might respond to routine questions in an unexpected or sarcastic manner.

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My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It’s in the apartment somewhere.

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My neighbor has a circular driveway… he can’t get out.

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George is a radio announcer, and when he walks under a bridge… you can’t hear him talk.

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I had some eyeglasses. I was walking down the street when suddenly the prescription ran out.

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Right now I’m having amnesia and deja vu at the same time.

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I invented the cordless extension cord.

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I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums.

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I bought some instant water one time but I didn’t know what to add to it.

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Babies don’t need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach… it pisses me off! I’ll go over to a little baby and say ‘What are you doing here? You haven’t worked a day in your life!’

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I got a chain letter by fax. It’s very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list.

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I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn’t park anywhere near the place.

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Don’t you hate when your hand falls asleep and you know it will be up all night.

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Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.

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I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, ‘Hey, the sign says you’re open 24 hours.’ He said, ‘Yes, but not in a row.’

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There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.

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I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter.

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I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn’t have to go so fast.

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The other day I… uh, no, that wasn’t me.

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My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.

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I installed a skylight in my apartment… the people who live above me are furious!

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On the other hand, you have different fingers.

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If you had a million Shakespeares, could they write like a monkey?

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I’m writing an unauthorized autobiography.

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If you can’t hear me, it’s because I’m in parentheses.

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Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?

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I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I’m home now. But leave a message and I’ll call when I’m out.

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Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.

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Hermits have no peer pressure.

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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.

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So, do you live around here often?

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I live on a one-way street that’s also a dead end. I’m not sure how I got there.

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