Quote by Ellen DeGeneres

People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant.

People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no,

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This quote humorously defies the expectation that someone who is humorous as an adult must have been funny as a child. It employs irony by juxtaposing the typically serious profession of an accountant with the common assumption that being funny is an intrinsic quality. The implication implies that one's current occupation does not necessarily reflect their personal traits or sense of humor, challenging the notion of predetermined identities formed in childhood.

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