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“Siapakah yang dapat menjelaskan dengan memuaskan apa yang menyebabkan kita tersenyum atau tertawa? Gerak bibir yang menyunggingkan senyum atau gerak otot yang menggerakkan bibir, bahkan juga mulut dan rahang kita yang membentuk tawa: apakah itu semua suatu fenomena fisik atau lebih daripada itu? ---"Kita dan Humor", Kompas, Mei 1996”

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