>It was a weighty subject, so occasionally she would inject a sarcastic comment about her own upbringing to lighten the mood.<p>...my first reaction to that was that sarcastic people aren't as funny as they think they are. Maybe I'm not alone.<p>"Think Sarcasm is Funny, Think Again"
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