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What to say after you accidentally shoot yourself in the chest with a machine gun

Or, laughing it off

Benjamin Errett
Mar 06, 2024
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The wit of the staircase is what Denis Diderot called the great lines that pop into your head as you’re leaving a party. But imagine you accidentally shot yourself with a machine gun at said party. What would you say then?

You’ll be forgiven for being momentarily distracted.

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