I try to offset any tendency towards the macabre with humour. As I see it, this is a typically English form of humour. It's a piece with such jokes as the one about the man who was being led to the gallows to be hanged. He looked at the trap door in the gallows, which was flimsily constructed, and he asked in some alarm, 'I say, is that thing safe?'

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This quote reflects the speaker's intention to balance or neutralize a dark or morbid perspective with humor. They explain that this humorous approach is typical of English humor. To illustrate, they share a joke about a man about to be hanged who cautions about the safety of the trap door in a funny and unexpected manner. The quote highlights the speaker's preference for finding comedic relief in situations that might otherwise be grim or unsettling.

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