...it's a long story but is based in my admiration for certain comedians, writers, philosophers and certain books. I can find a list of them somewhere around if ya interested.
...if you are a particle physics / math guy you probably aren't very funny. Your jokes would likely not be understood by us regular folks.
...no have not always been funny and there are some folks who would tell you I am not funny now. You would be surprised at how seldom ZZ enjoys any of my jokes.
Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!
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