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Topic·Humor✕clear
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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. — William Shakespeare · 1597
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The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. — Mark Twain · 1897