Groucho And Me

Suffice it to say (this is how a lawyer friend of mine starts every statement), I wanted my arms around her . . . and anything else I could possibly get.

But because we are laughed at, I don’t think people really understand how essential we are to their sanity. If it weren’t for the brief respite we give the world with our foolishness, the world would see mass suicide in numbers that compare favorably with the death rate of the lemmings.

One day, I said to my mother, “Mom, if I get a job, could I quit school?” “Don’t you want an education?” she asked. “Not if I have to go to school for it!” I boldly replied.