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Steven Wright

For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.

Birthday

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The joke is that the person received two opposite devices, one that adds moisture to the air and one that removes it, and put them together to see which one would win. This creates a humorous image of the machines "fighting" each other instead of working toward a clear purpose.

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