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Expert at Ruining Funny Stories

A screenshot of a Twitter/X post from user 'Just Sally' (@MustardSally1) featuring a self-deprecating joke about being skilled at ruining funny stories through poor wording. The post shows the user's profile picture and handle at the top, followed by the text: 'I'm an expert at having a really funny story to tell and then wording it badly enough that it's not funny anymore'.
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I'm an expert at having a really funny story to tell and then wording it badly enough that it's not funny anymore

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A screenshot of a Twitter/X post from user 'Just Sally' (@MustardSally1) featuring a self-deprecating joke about being skilled at ruining funny stories through poor wording. The post shows the user's profile picture and handle at the top, followed by the text: 'I'm an expert at having a really funny story to tell and then wording it badly enough that it's not funny anymore'.

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This appears to be a direct screenshot of an original tweet from the Twitter/X platform. The content is a humorous self-deprecating statement that many people can relate to, about the frustration of failing to properly convey a funny story.

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