“There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.”
— Will Rogers
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It is easy to be funny when the government is so often making mistakes or doing things that seem silly. Imagine a comedian who tells jokes about politicians and their actions. If the government is always making strange or confusing decisions, the comedian has a lot of material to work with. For example, if a mayor suddenly decides to paint all the city buses pink for no reason, people will easily laugh at this odd choice. In other words, the humorist does not need to be very creative because the funny situations are already being provided by the government. To apply this idea, one could look for humor in everyday situations where people in charge make questionable choices, instead of being upset or frustrated.
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