This type of humor has happened all too frequently in his 20-year career.

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If I proceeded with this, I was unsure how my unique type of humor would be taken by people, because most of the videos are reflective of growing up in a Filipino American household and the humor that results from the culture clash within.

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But odd humor, strange humor, the type that not everyone gets, has always been around, and it, too, has its value.

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How company began: After business school and a stint in the Dutch Marines, Mark Diks--a no-nonsense type with a wry sense of humor--went to work as head of sales at his family's iron-bed manufacturer, where he saw how fragmented the furnishings market was.

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