There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.
Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety....
Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public...
I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry an inquiry I trust not merely speculative but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.
