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A jest breaks no bones.

—Samuel Johnson, 1781

No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.

—Maria Edgeworth, 1809

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

—Marty Feldman, 1969

Jokes are grievances.

—Marshall McLuhan, 1969

There is nothing sillier than a silly laugh.

—Catullus, c. 60 BC
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