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Over 19,000 People Gave My Funny Story The Thumbs Up
A publication rejected it — this is what I did
The funniest thing happened to me on a night out in Edinburgh, Scotland
When I told the story, people laughed so hard the tears ran down their legs. It was so funny I had to issue a medical warning before the telling:
IF YOU HAVE A HEART CONDITION, PLEASE PUT YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EARS OR THIS COULD KILL YOU.
Well, maybe not, but at least my mates had a good laugh at me.
Once I got over the embarrassment, I embellished it and added it to my repertoire— that’s what comedians do. It’s absolutely hilarious now. You’d need a humor bypass not to find it funny. But don’t take my word for it.
Over 19,000 people gave it the thumbs up.
I wrote it down, stuck it on Quora and since then 19,000+ people have given it an upvote, 259 of those were compelled to comment on how they hurt themselves laughing and 54 shared it. Validation.
A Medium publication rejected it.
“Sorry, your story didn’t quite resonate…
