"I hear your aunt had eleven children."
"She sure did."
"Why didn't she go ahead and have an even dozen?"
"She figured it might interfere with her career."
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"I heard she made a fortune from a story she made up."
"Who'd she sell it to?"
"A jury."
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"Didn't you say your son was a professional author?"
"No, not quite. I said, every time he writes a letter, it's for money."