Obama's Humor:

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A few examples of Obama's unflashy wit:

_ In an interview, he complained of the "shine police," aides who follow him around to pat him with TV makeup.

_ Speaking about Mother's Day, he praised his sharp-tongued chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who's "not used to saying the word 'day' after 'mother.'"

_ At a Nevada high school, he envied the principal's standing ovation: "Obviously not exam time yet."

_ In a photo session, he declined to wear a helmet thrust at him by the champion University of Alabama football team: "It'll mess up my do."

_ Praising high-speed rail, he noted its less-stringent-than-airport security: "You don't have to take off your shoes. Right? Check to see if you're wearing the socks with no holes in them?"

Miller, a veteran of standup and comedy writing, has some unsolicited advice for Obama: Do it more.

"I would let it out a little," Miller said. "He's keeping it under a bushel. You want to say, 'Buddy, turn the brights down a little and let some of that humor come out. ...' ".

"People think of humor as being frivolous. But it's not. It's just a different kind of wisdom."


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