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Chapter 48 humor is bliss

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Talking about politics in different ways often has unexpected results.The issue of Hong Kong's future is being negotiated by those in the high-level; people who are not in the high-level can't guess what the negotiations are talking about, and naturally it is difficult to deduce the outcome according to common sense.There are "reasons" in common sense, so there are rules in inferences; since you can't touch the "reasons", a little bit of irregularity is not too unreasonable.Mr. Wu Luqin said in "June 1 Vow": "I am over 60, and I can no longer behave like this!" It can be seen that the rules will ask; besides, since the high-level negotiations between China and Britain, there are enough bad news, true or false. Too much; I have already worried about what should be worried, and if I continue to worry out of thin air, I am afraid I will ask again sooner or later.Mr. Zhou Qizi quoted Pu Xinshe's old story: "In the early years in Beiping, one day some old crows screamed against the window, and they kept screaming louder and louder. At that time, I wrote a poem of Qijue, and the last two sentences were: It's been more than ten times since I've been idle today!" Having said this, Bo Xinshe slapped the table and said loudly, "You should say these two sentences!"

It's not easy to be able to regard things that involve you as "nosy".On a cold night in 1809, the Dooley Lane Theater in London caught fire. The owner of the theater, Sheridon, rushed to the theater in the middle of a parliamentary meeting. Seeing that his career was slowly burning out, he went to drink in a pub opposite the theater.A friend asked him why he got this interest?He replied: "Of course a man has the right to sit by his own stove and drink a glass of wine!" The word "right" in the words is quite interesting.Drinking, reading, chatting, and even working by your own fireside; just be careful not to let the fire burn too hard, so that you don't suffer yourself.

Both Pu Xinshe and He Lidun know how to be cool when they have no choice; this is different from insisting that there is no choice after all: one is deep and the other is shallow.Shallow has the advantage of being shallow: it can make people laugh.An uneducated palace merchant likes to act like a gentleman.One day, the wife took too long to dress up, and the couple were late for the concert.The rich businessman asked the usher what program he was playing now, and the usher replied: "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony." The rich businessman complained to his wife with a sullen face, "It's all your fault, if you didn't dress up for two hours , we won’t miss the first four symphonies!” High-level people also like to bring numbers in their speeches. In fact, one number is enough to listen to for half a day, such as "Fifth Symphony".

There must be a lot of troubles between the rich businessman and his wife.Where there is a relationship, there is entanglement.Pre-warranties are usually off the charts.The woman complained that the man kept giving small gifts before marriage, but not even a box of candy after marriage; The grievances, morality, responsibilities, and relationships between Hong Kong, Britain, and Hong Kong will seem frivolous once they are spoken out.Edward VII of England said to his mistress Lili Longley: "I have spent enough money on you, so much money that I can buy a warship." Enough, enough to float a battleship." That's it, Zhong.It is better to say something like Britain's maintenance of Hong Kong's prosperity, otherwise it will remind people of Thomas Carlyle's words about the American Civil War: "They really killed each other in this way, because half of them wanted to hire slaves for life, and the other half wanted to hire slaves for life." Want to hire slaves by the hour."

Everyone has ghosts; the question is whether the words are smart or not.Benjamin Disraeli was two Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and he was the bitter rival of William Gladstone.Once, during a debate, he corrected "Calamit" to "misfortune". Afterwards, someone asked him if the difference between the two words was really that big?He said: "Of course it is very big. Let me give you an example. If my esteemed friend Gladstone accidentally fell into the Thames, it would be misfortune; but if someone rescued him, it would be disaster." Some people are too reassured about "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong", while others are too worried; after all, not many people say that it is a misfortune for "Hong Kong people" not to rule Hong Kong, and it is a disaster for "Hong Kong people" to rule Hong Kong.The most wonderful thing is that William Palmer, before stepping on the gallows to be sentenced, turned to the executioner and said, "Are you sure this gallows is safe enough?" Is it too reassuring or too insecure?have no idea.

There are so many things I don't know. What kind of "special" law is "the establishment of a special zone"? Different concepts and beliefs must have different interpretations.It is said that someone asked people from different countries to write books about elephants, and the result was that "the Germans wrote three volumes of "A Brief Introduction to the Study of Elephants" with annotations; the French wrote "The Love Life of Elephants", which is thin and delicate "; the British wrote a travel brochure "African Forest Elephant Hunting" with many pictures; the Americans wrote an advertising pamphlet "Guide to Raising Elephants in the Backyard for Recreation and Money", a book written by people from several communist countries. They are all the same: "Elephants Are Imperialist Pigs Theory"!

It's the Year of the Pig in a blink of an eye, so you might as well keep yourself silent: more humor will bring more blessings.
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