Yes, last night David Kahn broke the funny rule that jokes that are even vaguely about kids with terrible diseases and/or widows are never really funny, but the actual tone of the remarks he made last night — which have since given rise to conspiracy theories, a load of criticism, a Twitter trend, and lots of “KAAAAAAAHN”s — seemed to come from a man who knew he’d had some bad breaks, and who was feeling a little bit defeated. Millionaires shouldn’t get a pass for publicly pitying themselves, but they are just as entitled to an entitled sense of humor as the rest of us cynical assholes. More »

[Deadspin]