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At some point things got so bad it just became funny.
— Broadcast News · 1987
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker describes a tipping point where a run of misfortunes gets so extreme that the only reaction left is laughing. Things pile up until they become absurd. It's a wry way of saying that past a certain amount of trouble, humour takes over from despair.
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