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" Saying gay people shouldn't be the punchline is basically saying don't make people the punch line, which I think is ridiculous. The whole point of comedy is, on some level, to make fun of ourselves and put everything into an absurdist context. "

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Balance

Beautiful

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Grew

Worshipping

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Terrible

Waiter

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World

Important

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