Flipping a light switch that never had an affect, where Steven Wright lived?
Eventually, a letter from some guy in Germany: “Cut it out.”
(Something like that.)
“In my house there’s this light switch that doesn’t do anything. Every so often I would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call from a woman in Germany. She said, ‘Cut it out.”
Came home late one night. Put the keys to the car in the house and it started up. So I went inside and took it for a drive. …I was going down the highway to see what it could do and a short while later a cop pulled me over. He asked me, “Do you know why pulled you over?” I was confused. I answered, “…No. Not really.” Then he says, “You were speeding.” I replied, “…Really! I didn’t think it could do that!” Then he asked for my driver’s license and insurance. I gave him my license…It took a minute for the insurance. Then he asked me, “Where do you live?” I thought it was obvious. I told him, “…Right here.” —Steven Wright