Quote by Tom Lehrer

Laughter is involuntary. If it's funny you laugh.

Laughter is involuntary. If it's funny you laugh.

Summary

This quote highlights the spontaneous nature of laughter, emphasizing that it is an involuntary response to something humorous. It suggests that the act of laughing is not something we consciously choose to do, but rather a natural reaction when we find something amusing or funny. In essence, the quote implies that laughter serves as a genuine and authentic expression of pleasure or amusement, arising instinctively when something genuinely tickles our sense of humor.

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By Tom Lehrer

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