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The Funniest Man in the World

One day, The Funniest Man in the World was walking down the street. Everywhere he went, people laughed. The sun was shining. At a bus stop there was an old lady with curly hair, standing, her nylons white and runny. Next to her was a small child. They looked grim as only those waiting for a bus can. Our hero was not there to catch the bus, only walking past. Yet with a glance and a smile, the old lady and the small child burst out laughing.

He continued to the market, where he was greeted with laughter from the quiet Korean man behind the counter. The man bought a bag of ruffled potato chips and a pint of cola, which he carried home along the path he’d come.

The lady and child were gone, traveling on to their destinations. Our friend drew guffaws from a man in the elevator and a hearty chuckle from a prim woman in the hall. He opened the door to his apartment, found the remote for the already glowing television and sat down. Opening the potato chips, he began to cry. But even that was funny.

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SKermitgorf
Posted 11 months ago

tears of a clown. often the funniest men in the world ( and woman) are the most tragic. I wonder why they laughed at him? was he wearing a funny hat? He didn’t say anything amusing. made me think of joe pesci.
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SKermitgorf
Posted 11 months ago

tears of a clown. often the funniest men in the world ( and woman) are the most tragic. I wonder why they laughed at him? was he wearing a funny hat? He didn’t say anything amusing. made me think of joe pesci.
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TreeBeard
Posted 11 months ago

Very poetic and existential. What is on the outside and what is on the inside do not always match. I like it.
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horrorfan13
Posted 11 months ago

Wow. I really like this. It’s like the other side of life. Good job. Keep it going.
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Stovohobo
Posted 10 months ago

At the beginning, I felt like there should be really happy, sunshiny music playing, you know, like la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, laa laa laa laa laaaaa… |
And then the end came.
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Stovohobo
Posted 10 months ago

5 stars. Sheesh! Stupid broken rating system!
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Storykeeper of Fae
Posted 10 months ago

Ah, yes. I love when my predictions are right. Now I’m trying to figure out if he’s funny because he has this aura about him that is hilarious…or for some other reason, like Kermitgorf’s funny hat theory. Poor guy. Just wants to be taken seriously, huh? 5 stars.
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Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3
Posted 10 months ago

wait why was he crying. aaaaaaaaaaaaaw i feel bad for him.boohoo. nicely done
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Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3
Posted 10 months ago

wait why was he crying. aaaaaaaaaaaaaw i feel bad for him.boohoo. nicely done
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Bring Out Your Inner Emo Kid <3
Posted 10 months ago

damn, i clicked it twice!
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User 5239
Posted 10 months ago

was he sad because when he tried to get a point across he was laughed at? poor guy, though entertaining
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One Time, One Chance
Posted 10 months ago

awww! i feel really bad for the guy. i love when i’m funny, but it’s good to be taken seriously every now and then.
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Christiann
Posted 10 months ago

Liked this one a lot. Poor guy. Good writing.
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Music-Hearted
Posted 2 months ago

I love this. It’s so sad. I agree with Stovohobo- the beginning falsely leads us to an amusing emotion, but the end hits us just right. Great job, 5 stars.
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

wow this truly amazing
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

i like to see these type of truly talented pieces on the most popular. no fanserve just talent.
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

hey its because you are a beer drinker huh? that is the most ubiquitous muse as far as writers go huh?
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

hey its because you are a beer drinker huh? that is the most ubiquitous muse as far as writers go huh?
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

sorry for the duoble this computer does that when the signal cuts out it retries till it gets it idnot completely understand why
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OrangeOreos
Posted about 1 month ago

This fits perfectly with the prequel. Now I’m not sure which one came first…

This is amazing. No other way to explain it. This seems like it should be a commercial for depression or something like that… Simply great.
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Posted about 1 month ago

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I wish the worlds funniest man would come around my neighborhood…....
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Posted about 1 month ago

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I wish the worlds funniest man would come around my neighborhood…....
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Posted about 1 month ago

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I wish the worlds funniest man would come around my neighborhood…....
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Posted about 1 month ago

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I wish the worlds funniest man would come around my neighborhood…....
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted about 1 month ago

i love frank hebert also have you ever seen last exile it is loosely based on the dune series
it is really baddass
WWW .movie6.net go to anime last exile it rox out with its sox out
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted about 1 month ago

i love frank hebert also have you ever seen last exile it is loosely based on the dune series
it is really baddass
WWW .movie6.net go to anime last exile it rox out with its sox out
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Brettio73
Posted about 1 month ago

Nice. Really nice. ~~nods~~
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Freedom :]
Posted about 1 month ago

Sad and funny at the same time. Now I have to actually read the prequel.
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Bartimaeus
Posted about 1 month ago

usually… those who make a genuine effort to be funny are often trying to push unpleasant feelings to the back of their minds… I would know…
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Punkin
Posted about 1 month ago

nice writing and a twisted sense of irony to. 5 stars