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Enron got in trouble with too much debt. Investors and analysts didn't realize how much debt they had because it was hidden.


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MIKE BIRBIGLIA I never looked at my parents' marriage or really anyone who had been married more than 30 years ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Every comedian comes to a fork in the road where they have to decide if they're going to make jo...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Dopamine is a chemical released in your brain and your body when you sleep that paralyzes your body ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Growing up, I was discouraged from telling personal stories. My dad often used the phrase 'Don&#...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Starbucks is the last public space with chairs. It's a shower for homeless people. And it's ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA Sometimes I'll go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of groceries as though I knew how to cook...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA My first car was, as depicted in 'Sleepwalk with Me,' my mother's '92 Volvo station ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in ...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people,...
MIKE BIRBIGLIA I would say that I love pizza so much that sometimes I eat pizza while I'm eating pizza. Like, I...
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