If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian.

当你听到一个单口喜剧演员针对人们排队时的举止说笑话，或者问为什么总是在下雨时才忘了带雨伞，你就是在听一个观察评论类单口喜剧演员在表演。

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Not for the dozens of people who queue up in lines snaking down the block!

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But Gamal told CNN ordinary Egyptians are already struggling to pay for water and electricity while mothers queue up in bread lines.

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Many of the poor people queue up black and white in little integrated lines at FEMA Stations, or Red Cross staging areas for the Meals Ready to Eat.

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