"I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally."
-Calvin Trillin
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"With humor, it's so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy."
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"There's always a source for humor."
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"If it's inappropriate to write about, if there's nothing funny about it, then it's not funny."
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