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Theories of Comedy

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Groucho Marx and T.S. Eliot

Groucho Marx became friends with T.S. Eliot and met him at his funeral. He told a joke about the man who was about to be hanged, but stopped for a second because he didn't think it was safe. Groucho thought if students ever read that they're never going to revolt against their son.

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