Have you ever noticed wait I already said that.

How we say 'hello' on the phone?

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Like. We say hello. We actually say that to another person.

How many times do you say that in real life? That's such a weird thing to say to someone.
Either that or I've successfully become anti-social.
# Hello.

Ew, go away robot. You reek of AI.

But you say it on the phone as if that's the first word you're supposed to say. You don't actually mean the real word, do you.

Neither do I. But we both say it anyway.

And *even the person on the other side* says it!

Pfft, like who're you tryna fool man? **I know you don't *mean* that shit.**

## So think about it.

Why was that word chosen as the default noise to be made as we answer the phone?
*Why is this sounding like a Louis CK's piece? Why does **everything** sound like Louis CK wrote it?*

<sub>Am I Louis CK?</sub>

# How Louis CK Makes Things Funny

Well, this went somewhere unexpected.

<code>You know, I'm pretty sure we lost that effect of "spontaneous topic change" *riiiight* when we wrote about this very section in the title.</code>

This is what I've concluded about *how* he writes his jokes, after analyzing (read: bingeing on) his videos. 

#### He brings extreme attention to some action which we all do obliviously.

<code>Do you think 'oblivious' was created by a dude who had a lisp, but with an 'L' instead of the 'S', while saying the word 'obvious'?</code>

<code>Does that make 'lisp', silp?</code>

<code>Wait! Did I just bring extreme attention to something that we ~~obviously~~ obliviously say?</code>

He completely deconstructs a common action we do, say, answering our phone (oh hey, a full circle). 

<code>But believe me, I never answer my phone. I let my friends talk to the answering machine instead. Ha! Fools.</code>

<code> So far only telemarketers have fallen for it.</code>

<code>I have no friends.</code>

When he does this, he makes us aware of our own experience with that action. 
Since it's a common action, everybody is able to relate to it. 

And as we all know, U-Klid's 1st Stand-Up Comedy postulate postulates:

<code>Are we playing the game of adding s'es to "postulate"?
Lemme play too!</code>

<code>Postulatess postulatesss postulatessss...</code>

<center>More relatable, more laughter</center>

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<sub>~~Euclid~~ U-Klid</sub></center>

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**How he deconstructs that action:**

He takes that action. Adds an awkward element to it (this is his trademark I'd say). Plays out the said common action after the awkward element has been added.

While playing it out, he *really* plays it out.

You guys know what actions I'm talking about right? Like the one that got him into trouble recently. 
I guess he was practicing for his next set that day.

That's why I always say - never reveal that new joke you've been working on until the real show.

So, awkwardness is one thing I've seen him do.

<code>Inspired by me when I'm around girls.</code>

### Next thing he does is obvious exaggerated explanation.

<code>Don't worry, no repeating of the "creating an example out of the main point" joke again.</code>

He does this a lot (I've no idea if he does this a lot, but you're just gonna believe me blindly aren't you?)

One joke I remember on this is about money. 

<code>Which I dearly need so smash that upvote button and don't forget to hit the bell icon.</code> 

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<code>Wait what?</code>

He says something like, "I'm in debt", then he says a bit later on, "...I couldn't buy that because, you know, I don't have any money in my account! I'm broke! I'm in debt. I have *negative money* in my bank account. If you gave me something for free, I **couldn't afford** it!"

Trust me, that bit was funny even though this example looks as if it was disowned by garbage itself.

<code>"Hit the bell icon"? What's wrong with me...oh shit our text timeline's getting out of alignment. Lemme say something funny about that previous para. 
(Quick! Think of something!...)</code>

### He talks like how the dark side of your mind talks.

<code>ARGH fukcin' MILK BEFORE CEREAL! Couldn't think of anything.</code>

You know. When you see a kid and feel like kicking them.

What, just me?

So people start laughing because they're helpless in telling him to stop (because they don't have a mike & cannot hop on the stage) and they don't want him to stop anyway. 
<sub>What c'mon seriously, just me?</sub>

They like to let him explore that part of his mind. Because, when else do you get to hear such things, right?
***I'm*** not crazy enough to admit I get such thoughts...

...

<sub>Too late?</sub>

<code>I guess so.</code>

<sub>Wait, who're you??</sub>

<code>Huh?!</code>

### And finally, when he does that face while delivering (not babies, jokes.) (wait, same thing in your mum's case)
He does this *thing* with his face where it looks like he's also enjoying his own joke, *while* saying them.
That gives the delivery of the joke a certain authenticity - making you feel like laughing along with him.

**Brain:** You know, that "thing" you mean is probably a smile/chuckle.

Hey, shut down Brain! You weren't supposed to start working until I was done with this post.

<sub>Wait. Brain? How many characters *are* there in this? I thought I was the only one?!</sub>

<code>Beats me.</code>

<sub>YOU AGAIN!</sub>

<code>Aaa.</code>

**I guess something like this:**
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<sub>"I'm broke."</sub></center>
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# Conclusion
Don't kick babies. 
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<center>Thank you.

<code>Thank you.</code>
**Brain:** Thank you.

<sub>Fuck off.</sub></center>