And suppose that you lived in that forest in France
where the average young person just hasn’t a chance
to escape from the perilous pants-eating-plants!
But your pants are safe! You’re a fortunate guy.
- Dr. Seuss, DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW LUCKY YOU ARE?
P.S. This actually is my least favorite Dr. Seuss book, because I am, by nature, a complainer, and I disapprove of the whole other-people-are-way-worse-off-than-you-so-don’t-complain-just-appreciate-what-you-have thing, because of course other people are way worse off, but that has nothing to do with me complaining about something that is complaint-worthy. I firmly believe in complaint-worthiness as a fixed scale, not a relative one. That said, I really love pants-centric humor.
-->Feed me text
April 8, 2009 at 10:53 am
This is kind of hilarious. I’ve never even heard of this Seuss one, though.
But I do like the excerpt. It’s awesome.
April 8, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Dude, I am so with you on the complaining (obviously). I view cheerful complaining about something as a social activity that contributes positively to the enjoyment of that thing. Unfortunately, other people evidently do not; I’ve been surprised a few times recently to discover that people thought I hated things I love, just because I… complain about them incessantly. Who’d've thought?