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LI can take a joke -- when it's good

December 3, 2011 6:53 PM By ELLIS HENICAN ellis@henican.com

Still image of Sen. John McCain from a

Photo credit: C-Span2 | Still image of Sen. John McCain from a C-Span2 broadcast where he makes references to Long Island. (Nov. 30, 2011)

John McCain wasn't the first comedian -- amateur or professional -- to make Long Island the butt of the joke.

Didn't a whole generation of stand-ups dine out on Matzo-Pizza and Buttafuoco? Where would the American sitcom be without taking jabs at LI traffic, LI malls and LI uniformity? "Seinfeld," "Mad About You," "Friends" and "Spin City" all got their licks in. Just a week ago, Lily on "How...

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