Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Give it a whack

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It’s more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

        Dr. Seuss [Theodor Geisel], Los Angeles Times interview 1983

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