Wonder if Rogers ever met this man

Humorist Will Rogers was born on this day in 1897. Despite his immense popularity and his reputation for biting political commentary, not everyone was a fan.

"The bosom friend ofd senators and congressmen was about as daring as an early Shirley Temple movie." -- James Thurber.

Let's get rid of it then, by all means

American humorist Don Marquis, creator of Archie & Mehitabel, was born on this day in 1878. He wrote:

"The only obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race."

More birthdays missed

Rough week -- hospital stay, family travails. To catch up:

July 11: American humorist/essayist E. B. White was born July 11, 1899. He wrote:

"Our idea of a cultured person is a person who doesn't want to live in a community of cultured persons."



July 12: Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817. He wrote in Walden:

"I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors."



July 13: Julius Caesar born in 100 BC.

"So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable." -- Aldous Huxley.

July 14: Gerald Ford was born July 14, 1913.

"Gerry Ford was a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off." -- Lyndon B. Johnson.

July 15: Rembrandt was born on this day in 1606.

"That which probably hears more stupidities than anything else in the world is a painting in a museum." -- Jules de Goncourt.

Can we talk?

Birthday of comedienne Joan Rivers, born in 1933.

"What a sad business is being funny!" -- Charlie Chaplin.

I believe I agree

American author and humorist Leo Rosten was born on this day in 1908. He wrote:

"I never cease being dumfounded by the unbelievable things people believe."

Bunk beds were big in his day

American humorist Ring Lardner was born today in 1885.

"You know what Barnum said," Lardner once wrote. ("There's a sucker born every minute.") "Well, he didn't go far enough. They like to be bunked, but what they like most of all is to bunk themselves."

My favorite Lardner line:

"'Shut up,' he explained."

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I think, therefore I am confused

American humorist James Thurber was born on this day in 1894.

"Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind," Thurber wrote, "is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness."