Whoever invented the Internet (no, it wasn't Al Gore) must have felt they had created a monster -- a voracious ogre that floods our monitor screens with millions of jokes, poems, stories and pictures (not to mention spam), the bulk of which is not worth the time it takes to send it to the recycle bin. But I happen to feel that there are jewels to be found in that mountain of garbage, nuggets of wit nd wisdom that deserve to be shared.
As a student of humor, I've also amassed a sizeable collection of gags, funny stories and witty quotes that I'd like to pass along.
From time to time, this space will feature a guest column by an accomplished humor writer.
Here are some time-tested
truths from Will Rogers:
The income
tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.
There is nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the
thing he was educated in.
With Congress,
every time they make a joke it's a law. And every time they
make a law, it's a joke.
A breakfast
without a newspaper is a horse without a saddle. We are just
riding bareback if you got no news for breakfast. Take my ham
away, take away my eggs, even my chili, but leave me my newspaper.
