When you’re using exaggeration for comedy, it’s often good to finish with a topper—something so over the top, that no one will mistake it for tragedy.
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Even the cockroaches were walking out.
If the paragraph was the joke, this last sentence is the punchline. In this case, it’s an absurd low point.
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Kids didn’t even dress up as aliens for Halloween around here.
At least it was soft.
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