"ユーモアはカエルのように解剖できるが、その過程でユーモアは死に、その内臓は純粋な科学的心以外の全てにとって気が滅入るものである"
— E. B. White
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Humor, like a frog, can be taken apart to see how it works, but doing so ruins the fun. When you explain a joke too much, it stops being funny. Imagine telling a funny story at a party. If someone keeps asking why it's funny, breaking down every detail, it becomes boring fast. Only people who really love studying humor, like scientists studying how things work, might find the detailed explanation interesting. For most people, it's better to just enjoy the laughter without thinking too hard about why they're laughing. So, if you want to keep the fun alive, enjoy jokes and humor as they are without overanalyzing them.
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