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The Funny Benefits of Being an Optician

The Funny Benefits of Being an Optician

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Mar 31, 2025
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The New Yorker, March 5th, 2025.


In my line of work I’m often asked if certain businesses are better suited, or less well-suited, to using humour. And, in broad terms, this is where there has been a huge amount of change over the past few decades.

Once upon a time, roughly before the 1980s, humour was primarily the preserve of cheap treats, such as beer,…

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