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Old 09-08-2008, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by thejason View Post
Just get drunk and do whatever feels good.
The other day I was reading this article about how people who tell humorless jokes actually incite feelings of violence in their listeners. Sociologists speculate that a social code has been broken...a promise of levity and lighthearted pleasantness has been promised, only to be dashed by a punchline that lacks humor, brilliance or any redeeming quality. Perhaps, it is a social survival instinct, that people's gut-reaction to such is so strong.

I'm not sure why that article came to mind as I read this . . .
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