Nobody likes a bore on a soapbox. Humor is always the best … - John Waters

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Nobody likes a bore on a soapbox. Humor is always the best defense and weapon. If you can make an idiot laugh, they’ll at least pause and listen before they do something stupid . . . to you.

John Waters

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John Samuel Waters, Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, personality, visual artist and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. He is recognizable by his pencil-thin mustache.

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Birth Name: John Samuel Waters Jr.

Alternative Names: John Samuel Waters • John Samuel, Jr. Waters • the Pope of Trash • Pope of Trash • the Duke of Dirty • Duke of Dirty

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