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You’re not exactly nosy; rather, you’re a very curious student of human nature. You watch, learn and predict. The more you learn the more accurate your predictions will be. Arguably, the very nature of joking is turning all that pain into a phrase, a look, a crystalized communication of this acute shared human experience.

Here is a cheat sheet for the day. The answer to “Why?” is, “Why not?” The answer to “How?” is, “Just do it and you’ll find out.”

You sometimes wish you had a little more direction. People suggest things,