Max FrischA joke is a good camouflage. Next best comes sentiment... But the best camouflage of all - in my opinion - is the plain and simple truth. Because nobody ever believes it.
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When a man tells a joke, he’s trying to be funny. When he says something that is funny, it’s not really funny. People laugh at the joke, not the truth.
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