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Bill Burr Answers "Can Women Be Funny?"

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HN links it as a quotable rant to illustrate points about bias and outsiders in unrelated threads.

A one-minute clip of comedian Bill Burr answering whether women can be funny at the Just For Laughs festival.

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@kentrado Jan 2016 Recommends

on HN thread Hackers and Heroes: Rise of the CCC and Hackerspaces

I think a little Bill Burr is in order: [this video] The bits that stand out for me is "If you had your own big club and I was standing outside of it you'd never fucking let me in," --- "We are all eating a giant shit sandwich out here, nobody cares, I don't care". Good luck.

Bill Burr rant with memorable lines about outsiders.

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@jquery Feb 2015 Cites it

on HN thread How Elementary School Teachers Biases Can Discourage Girls from Math and Science

> Who does that shaping is important. Nobody is stopping women from shaping the world. Women need to just fucking change the world and stop asking men for permission. Bill Burr said it best: [this video]

Cited as saying it best about women shaping the world.

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@atom-morgan May 2016 Cites it

on HN thread Ask HN: What are some rite-of-passage style projects for programmers?

The OP's list seems is a list that will prepare you to ace job interviews. This list is a list that will make you undeniable [1]. [1] [this video]

Cited for how to become undeniable.

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