Quote by George Orwell

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a

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This quote suggests that humor and jokes have a subversive quality, with every joke serving as a metaphorical custard pie. It implies that humor challenges societal norms, as even a dirty joke can be seen as a form of mental rebellion. The quote highlights the power of humor to defy expectations, provoke thought, and perhaps even disrupt established systems of thinking or behaving.

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