Hangman: 'Have you any last wish?' WC: 'Yes, I'd like to see Paris before I die . . . Philadelphia will do.' (from My Little Chickadee)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He jokes that any city will do before death, playing on the cliché of wanting to see Paris.
- In plain terms
- Paris or Philadelphia, any city will do before I die.
- What can you take from it?
- Humor can soften the seriousness of mortality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does humor help or hinder coping with death?
Another view
Joking about death may be insensitive in some contexts.
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