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The Daily Amusings
of Jan Cox

One god's name was "Go Figure"
....that's right! The dreaded Deity Of The Mind.

One guy decided that he might become a "famous thinker" if he could come up with a famous thought, and he eventually came up with this one:
"Amidst all the vagaries of life, some certainties are possible. For instance: A man with a 'back ache' can at least be assured that he has a back."
But after some reflection (and him not being a fool, and all) he further decided that this thought was so great that someone would definitely try and steal it from him, so the version he ultimately presented to the public was:
"...Some certainties are possible, for instance: A man with a back ache can at least be assured of a poor credit rating."
(He did not become quite as famous as he had originally hoped.)

Amidst all collective hurricanes
lurks a fragile work of art.

One guy's attempted "way out" was by telling himself periodically that "If the human mind could ever 'know-what-it-was-doing' then it wouldn't be in the terrible shape it's in now."
...(What a guy! What an attempt!)

City fairs won't allow merry-go-rounds to be brought in whose owner is the ride itself.

Over in City Bar, one guy's latest question is:
"What do hormones have to do with individuality?"
(Although the way he said it leaves some doubt
as to whether it is actually a question.)

And one kid asked his ole man, "Don't tell me how to cope -- tell me how to say 'To hell with coping!'" ...("It is kinda interesting," said the tour guide, "how many different things the revolution gets called.")

One of the benefits of being ordinary
is that you're not expected to be original.

 

 

Now for today's whisper from the Whisper Man:
"Once the collective have you by the short hairs, then you, too, can get insurance and afford to die."
(Someone said he's trying to have his name changed to
Dr. Feel-Better.)