Comedy
Matt McCusker: A Joke About Being 21
In this episode, comedian Matt McCusker humorously reflects on the naivety of being 21, highlighting the misguided confidence that often accompanies youth. He contrasts this youthful perspective with ...
Matt McCusker: A Joke About Being 21
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Is anyone here 21, by the way, of any 21-year-olds?
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Oh, hell yeah, I'm just trying to find the dumbest people in here.
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True, you're dumb, it's fuck, I'm sorry, it's the truth.
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When you're 21, here's a problem, it's not your fault.
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When you're 21, you're so dumb and you think you're so smart, it's a bad combination.
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And you think you're so smart because you have nothing to compare yourself to at 21.
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When you're 21, you just look back when you're like 11.
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That's your baseline, just walking around like, dude, I am crushing it right now.
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Drove myself to work every day this week.
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Went to the grocery store twice.
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Here's the thing though, man.
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What happens is, you turn 31 and everyone goes, oh my god, I think I fucked my entire life up.
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Oh no.
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But that's good because that 31 you get perspective, you go, whoa, if I knew I was dumb then,
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when I'm 41, I'm gonna know that I was dumb now.
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And what happens is, as you get older and older, you just keep getting up there and then one day right before you die, you go, oh my god, I've been dumbed my whole fucking life.
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And then you die.
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Unfortunately.
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