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Old Jan 07, 2012, 09:20 PM
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I'm sorry this happened to you. I wish she would have said something to make it clear that she was laughing WITH you, not AT you - stand-up comedians have brought up this topic SO MANY TIMES, and there have been so many car commercials and stuff about them that, to me, a stuck wheel ("or 4 stuck wheels, am I right people?!") or a runaway cart is an automatic punchline. Again, I am really sorry. Laughter should never be used as a weapon.
Thank you for that!!! I didn't know it was a common punchline. It was also a lesson about this area; and I had two other object lessons today -
It all served to reinforce my conviction I need to be in a more intellectual community. Now I have to get, get busy and move!
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