“Why . . . so . . . serious?” — The Joker[1]
“It’s all a joke.” — The Comedian[2]
“All humane people should admit that they are jokers; that they are playing games and playing tricks. That I am doing it on you—I am most ready to admit this. I hoaxed you all into coming here to tell you . . . what?” [laughs loudly, crowd laughs] — Alan Watts[3] (more…)