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I don't think I see the world in terms of stupid or clever, but in terms of being able to get irony. There's some awful statistic about only 20 per cent of Americans being able to understand irony.

Douglas Coupland

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Ich denke nicht, dass ich die Welt in Bezug auf dumm oder klug sehe, sondern in Bezug auf die Fähigkeit, Ironie zu bekommen. Es gibt eine schreckliche Statistik, dass nur 20 Prozent der Amerikaner Ironie verstehen können.

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