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What does it mean?
Austin interrupts a public setting with an unexpected line during a fight. He mocks a product placement while fighting.
In plain terms
I fought in a store and mocked an ad.
What can you take from it?
Unexpected humor can defuse tension.

Where it applies

  • public settings
  • fights
  • advertising

Putting it to work

  • using humor
  • disrupting norms

Questions to consider

  • How does humor change conflict?
  • When is it okay to joke?

Another view

It may seem out of place in serious fights.

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