Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn’t go far didn’t see him shoot across that floor. I told him he was grounded.

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Electricity can be very dangerous. The comedian's nephew tried to put a penny into an electrical outlet, and it made him shoot across the floor! The comedian told his nephew he was "grounded," which means he couldn't do that dangerous thing anymore and had to stay inside as punishment.

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