曾经别人眼中的笑话，如今我心里的满意工作
<p>曾几何时，我还只是一个爱讲笑话的家伙、别人眼中的小丑。而如今，我大大方方地把它变成了自己的职业——一份很成功的职业……</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="behaved">behaved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Mulligan">Mulligan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Steam">Steam</span> <span word="Shovel">Shovel</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Mulligan">Mulligan</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="shovel">shovel</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Mulligan">Mulligan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dug">dug</span>.” <span word="As">As</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiot">idiot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Andover">Andover</span>, <span word="Mass">Mass</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>, <span word="obnoxious">obnoxious</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Hood">Hood</span>. <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Alien">Alien</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="merry">merry</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="boiled">boiled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="boil">boil</span> <span word="Tuck">Tuck</span>!” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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