He's read about self-deprecating jokes. They're used to insert a bit of humour into a conversation at the speaker's own expense. It looked good to him, especially since his disastrous attempt at humour at another's expense, and Simon just gave him a good line.
"Are you sure you heard right?" he says in his joke voice. The one that somehow manages to skewer any chance of a laugh with its careful tone.
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Date: 2007-11-02 10:01 pm (UTC)"Are you sure you heard right?" he says in his joke voice. The one that somehow manages to skewer any chance of a laugh with its careful tone.