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Danh ngôn của Steve Allen (Sứ mệnh: 7)

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.
In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending - the punch line - in a sense contradicts the original assumption by refusing to follow what had seemed a reasonable train of thought. Many jokes involve that simple matter of leaping outside what had appeared to be the rules of the game at the moment.
Many comedians and comedy writers have shared the childhood experience of learning to joke to protect themselves from neighborhood bullies when challenge or physical defense were not among the sensible options.
We will take almost any kind of criticism except the observation that we have no sense of humor.
Much of the best humor is found in the frequently tragic reality of human experience.
Given a little time for the pain to subside, dreadful experiences often can be the basis of funny jokes or stories.