Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.
X + Y + Z X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.
A special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one.
I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about all that is hard, unfair or ridiculous in life-having strong feelings, and not being able to suppress them. That, to me, is Jewish.
Not being categorized is like keeping your mouth shut. Categorization is linguistic, people trying to understand each other. Words are misty, language is a fog. I want to be in as many boxes as possible, describe myself as thickly as possible.
In some cases is keeping your mouth shut the best answer.
You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.
There's nothing wrong with keeping your mouth shut if you don't have anything nice to say.
