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Parker: The joke’s on us

WASHINGTON — A writer seeking profound pronouncements for a year-end column is likely instead to find herself awash in punchlines.

Life isn’t a comedy. It’s a joke.

Hey, did you hear the one about North Korea hacking Sony and threatening to blow up movie theaters that showed the film? Joke, right?

No, wait. It wasn’t North Korea, it was the Russians! No, wait, it wasn’t the Russians, it was a disaffected former staffer. No, wait, it was … Lizard Squad.

And that’s no joke.