Defining And Analyzing Humor Is A Pastime

For Most Visitors To Manhattan, Both Foreign And Domestic, New York Is The Shrine Of The Good Time. "i Don't See How You Stand It," They Often Say To The Native New Yorker Who Has Been Sitting Up Past His Bedtime For A Week In An Attempt To Tire His Guest Out. "it's All Right For A Week Or So, But Give Me The Little Old Home Town When It Comes To Living." And, Under His Breath, The New Yorker Endorses The Transfer And Wonders Himself How He Stands It.

I Never Knew Anyone Yet Who Got Up At Six Who Did Anything More Useful Between That Time And Breakfast Than Banging A Tennis Ballup Against The Side Of The House, Waiting For The More Civilized Members Of The Party To Get Up.

The Way To Go To The Circus, However, Is With Someone Who Has Seen Perhaps One Theatrical Performance Before In His Life And That In The High School Hall... The Scales Of Sophistication Are Struck From Your Eyes And You See In The Circus A Gathering Of Men And Women Who Are Able To Do Things As A Matter Of Course Which You Couldn't Do If Your Life Depended On It.

All Laughter Is A Muscular Rigidity Spasmodically Relieved By Involuntary Twitching.

Except For An Occasional Heart Attack I Feel As Young As I Ever Did.