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The Long Take's avatar

I wish I could hop into a time machine and laugh at every joke you made when you were 8.

"I mean I like to think I’m kinda a funny as a person. I may not be the telling big loud long jokes for rooms full of people kind of funny, but I often make people laugh. Mostly through sarcasm, of course."

One line that really stuck with me -- don’t laugh -- comes from Ocean’s Twelve. You know the scene where Rusty and Danny coaching a very young Matt Damon before a visit to a friend in an Amsterdam weed shop.

The advice goes something like this "be specific but not memorable, be funny but don’t make him laugh. He should like you and then forget you the moment you leave."

That became a motto for me.

Honestly, it was such a hard challenge, everytime I see the view counts going up on my piece I just want to hide someplace dark.

Amanda Sweikow's avatar

Aww, that’s so sweet. Thank you. 😊 That’s a good motto, feels about right for me….and your writing is wonderful and your piece is funny, so no need for dark spaces….the world needs your light!