What is this obsession people have with books? They put them in their houses-like they’re trophies. What do you need it for after you read it?

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Tsundoku Books

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Jerry Seinfeld

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Jerry Seinfeld

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Seinfeld

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Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

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English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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"The Ex-Girlfriend." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 2, episode 1, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1991.

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