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Black text on a off-white textured background: "What's the difference between a kleptomaniac and a literalist? The literalist takes things literally. The kleptomaniac takes things, literally."

Kleptomaniac vs. Literalist: A Comma Makes the Difference

A wordplay joke where a single comma separates a literalist, who takes things literally, from a kleptomaniac, who takes things, literally. A pun for grammar nerds.

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Black text on a off-white textured background: "What's the difference between a kleptomaniac and a literalist? The literalist takes things literally. The kleptomaniac takes things, literally."

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