Les Dawson
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"Leslie "Les" Dawson, Jr." was an English comedian and writer remembered for deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and Mother-in-law joke/jokes about his mother-in-law and wife.

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I can always tell when the mother in law's coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps.

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He had ambitions, at one time, to become a sex maniac, but he failed his practical.

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I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.

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Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up.

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A square egg in a dish of lentils won't make a marrow bend with the wind, nor will it make rhubarb grow up the milkmaid's leg.

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I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said 'No, Six should be enough.

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