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"People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant. " Ellen DeGeneres came out of her mother's womb, looked up at the doctor and yelled: "If you spank me one more time, I'm calling security!" Ellen is the funniest human being on daytime television. She's only won about 150 Emmys for herself and <em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show</em> so there <em>is</em> room for improvement. DeGeneres recently celebrated her show's 1,500th episode. Check out some of her best moments.