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Humour: In anticipation of April Fools’ Day, here’s an ode to silliness

Hindustan Times | ByRehana Munir
Mar 23, 2019 11:51 PM IST

It is a day that reminds us about the importance of being goofy!

Shakespeare’s fifth acts are where all the drama of the play comes to a heady or bloody end. In As You Like It, we hear a classic aphorism from the jester Touchstone, which makes an illuminating point about the silly versus smart dichotomy.

Like Chaplin’s tramp or Catch-22’s Yossarian, we’re all caught in the dark comedy of a world that’s forever spinning out of control(Shutterstock)
Like Chaplin’s tramp or Catch-22’s Yossarian, we’re all caught in the dark comedy of a world that’s forever spinning out of control(Shutterstock)
Our digitally obsessed times throw up more silliness: scathing gifs and hilarious memes, absurd boomerangs and surreal filters. how not to see? and then, how to unsee?
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