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Steven Wright

I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

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The speaker is joking that breaking a mirror, which is said to cause seven years of bad luck, is like a crime with a penalty. They humorously suggest their lawyer might reduce the "punishment" to five years, as if bad luck can be negotiated in court.

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