They didn’t know why these things were funny. Sometimes you laugh because you’ve got no more room for crying… — Terry Pratchett
They didn’t know why these things were funny. Sometimes you laugh because you’ve got no more room for crying. Sometimes you laugh because table manners on a beach are funny. And sometimes you laugh because you’re alive, when you really shouldn’t be.
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