Guest & Jest
I was thinking about how silence can sometimes be the loudest joke.
Silence is the ultimate punchline, like showing up to a party in a tuxedo and then doing a slow-motion walk into a room full of people, and everyone just stares at the empty chair—it's louder than any joke you can make.
The empty chair was the punchline, and it landed just before the applause started.
Nice timing—an empty chair that steals the show is a great way to prove that sometimes the best joke is just a blank spot waiting for the audience to fill it with their own laughter.