Steven WrightI went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where’s the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. This is an older joke, but still one of my personal favorites. The point of it is that when you really need some help, the last thing you want is to be given advice that will only make things worse. Have you ever gone into a store looking for something (whether or not you were planning on buying it), only to be told that if you buy this product, then your life won't be complete? What do you think of this advice?
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