Do not be wise:

<...> Here I am like a pearl, like a pearl...
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God, you even copy it, after your quazianecdotes...
This is a quote from the beautiful film "Clocked" performed by N. Karachenzov.
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Your "Crazy" was filmed in 1991, according to a 1988 story, and the joke was told when Kunin (author) was still a teenager (at 40 years old).