On a bad day, private jokes between friends are little gifts of mirth | Hannah Jane Parkinson

One of the strongest bonds people can have is a shared sense of humour

I have a friend, Eleanor, with whom I share so many private jokes that if one of us were involved in a crime and the police impounded our phones, it would take Alan Turing-levels of expertise to decode our text conversations. Think Anne Lister’s diaries, but with the cry-laugh emoji after every single sentence.

One of the strongest bonds people can have is a shared sense of humour. As someone who basically finds everything funny, I have multiple versions of this. Eleanor and I often share very dark jokes, but also run amok with absurdism. I can fire witticisms back and forth with my friend David like it’s a Wimbledon final. With Tshepo, we reference our past shenanigans and shriek with delight. Every single time we hang out we add another one to the canon.

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