Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all. (John Kenneth Galbraith)

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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