The Notes (34 page)

I
nsanity is hereditary—get it from your children.

G
ovt. programs like old soldiers never die—but neither do they fade away.

R
oughly you can divide people into 2 classes—those who still possess the fierce hunting instinct & those who pay to park their cars.

A
smart husband knows exactly the right thing to say when he quarrels with . . . wife but if he’s really smart he doesn’t say it.

A
nd now a man who needs no intro.—he didn’t show up.

M
an who changed Drs. told a friend the new one had him on iron tablets, iron shots, and a once a month intravenous iron injection. “And you feel better?” “Only when I’m facing north.”

T
he farmer slowed down [at the] Dr.’s orders—couldn’t pay the Dr.—lost the farm.

B
aseball rookie—catcher talk—pitcher: “never mind I’ve pitched to this guy before”—catcher: “I know—in this inning.”

T
he good years—when the kids were old enough to cut the grass & too young to drive the car.

U
sed to tlk. out prices over cig. & coffee—now cigs. and coffee are our prob.

A
dolescent kid—old enough . . . dress self . . . cn. only remember where dropped clothes.

G
ood judgment comes from exp. & exp. comes . . . poor judgment.

B
efore TV no one knew what a headache looked like.