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<li>Jokes are no way out of problematic situations and put you at risk of making
things worse.</li>
<li>Jokes are a great way out of happy little mistakes and blunders.</li>
<li>If you say something you don't want to and its possibly something people
might get angry about, excuse yourself immediately. People misspeak. People
correct themselves. Train that in front of a mirror so that you have
something handy if that happens.</li>
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<p>The last point isn't here for show. It happens regularly that peop