Quote by Sloane Crosley

I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Pretend you're not trying to make it funny. Because for some reason the effort to be funny smells like sulphur in our culture.

I think a lot of humor is about distracting yourself. Preten

Summary

This quote suggests that humor often requires a certain level of distraction. To effectively make something funny, one must pretend that they are not deliberately trying to be humorous. In today's culture, the deliberate effort to be funny is often frowned upon or criticized. The comparison made between humor and the smell of sulfur implies that society views the intention to be funny as something undesirable or even repulsive. Ultimately, the quote suggests that successful humor requires a subtle and indirect approach, rather than overtly trying to be funny.

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By Sloane Crosley

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