I laughed til I . . . .

Please forgive me if somebody has already posted this link, and simply
regard it as my taking the opportunity to say that I believe that David
Sedaris (a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine) is, IMHO, the
greatest living humor columnist (an almost defunct breed) -- better than
Christopher Buckley, even better than Steve Martin, and on a par with our
own beloved Jef (
http://www.worldsoldestlivingboy.com...roduction.html ). (And Dave
Barry should retire if he hasn't already, just to give the new kids a
chance.) Like Jef, I can count on David Sedaris for evenly spaced laughs
whenever I read him, with just enough time to catch my breath in between.
Sedaris truly reminds of me Jef -- except that Sedaris is gay and living in
France. If you have never read David Sedaris, I urge you do to do at every
opportunity, and to start here:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...a_fact_sedaris

This essay constitutes a summary of Mr. Sedaris's thoughts on his former
addiction to cigarettes, and a memoir of his life with Kool Milds (a brand
to which I adhered for manly years). I laughed 'til I . . . recognized
myself in his words, then laughed some more.

A number of David Sedaris's essays are archived at www.newyorker.com , and I
recommend them highly.

ep oooooooof

On May 11, 2:44*pm, "Edna Pearl" <edna_pe...@yahoo.BiteMeSpammer.com>
wrote:
> Please forgive me if somebody has already posted this link, and simply
> regard it as my taking the opportunity to say that I believe that David
> Sedaris (a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine) is, IMHO, the
> greatest living humor columnist (an almost defunct breed) -- better than
> Christopher Buckley, even better than Steve Martin, and on a par with our
> own beloved Jef (http://www.worldsoldestlivingboy.com...oduction..html). *(And Dave
> Barry should retire if he hasn't already, just to give the new kids a
> chance.) *Like Jef, I can count on David Sedaris for evenly spaced laughs
> whenever I read him, with just enough time to catch my breath in between.
> Sedaris truly reminds of me Jef -- except that Sedaris is gay and living in
> France. *If you have never read David Sedaris, I urge you do to do at every
> opportunity, and to start here:
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...a_fact_sedaris
>
> This essay constitutes a summary of Mr. Sedaris's thoughts on his former
> addiction to cigarettes, and a memoir of his life with Kool Milds (a brand
> to which I adhered for manly years). *I laughed 'til I . . . recognized
> myself in his words, then laughed some more.
>
> A number of David Sedaris's essays are archived atwww.newyorker.com, and I
> recommend them highly.
>
> ep oooooooof

That's a lot of reading, and will take twice or three-times as long,
depending on how many tears are left in your tearducts.

Besides my stomach hurts now so much, and I've only been through 2 of
the story's.

Your post should have definetly come with a warning! After all, I
have a bad heart, but then again they say laughter is the best med.
OUCH!!!!

Thanks a million,
Love Lizzy

On Sun, 11 May 2008 13:44:28 -0500, "Edna Pearl"
<edna_pearl@yahoo.BiteMeSpammer.com> wrote:

>Please forgive me if somebody has already posted this link, and simply
>regard it as my taking the opportunity to say that I believe that David
>Sedaris (a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine) is, IMHO, the
>greatest living humor columnist (an almost defunct breed) -- better than
>Christopher Buckley, even better than Steve Martin, and on a par with our
>own beloved Jef (
>http://www.worldsoldestlivingboy.com...roduction.html ). (And Dave
>Barry should retire if he hasn't already, just to give the new kids a
>chance.) Like Jef, I can count on David Sedaris for evenly spaced laughs
>whenever I read him, with just enough time to catch my breath in between.
>Sedaris truly reminds of me Jef -- except that Sedaris is gay and living in
>France. If you have never read David Sedaris, I urge you do to do at every
>opportunity, and to start here:
>
>http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...a_fact_sedaris
>
>This essay constitutes a summary of Mr. Sedaris's thoughts on his former
>addiction to cigarettes, and a memoir of his life with Kool Milds (a brand
>to which I adhered for manly years). I laughed 'til I . . . recognized
>myself in his words, then laughed some more.
>
>A number of David Sedaris's essays are archived at www.newyorker.com , and I
>recommend them highly.
>
>ep oooooooof

Absolutely wonderful!! Thanks so much, ep. Although living thousands
of miles away, I grew up with the New Yorker. Being young, I didn't
read the articles but loved the cartoons. My parents had (and I still
have) several cartoon collection books - Charles Addams, George Price,
Peter Arno along with several in a series 'Best cartoons of (year)'
(the earliest being 1945) that contain no New Yorker cartoons but are
of the same sort. Daughter #3 and I have similar reading tastes and
she had gone through the cartoon books many times so I got her 'The
Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker' a few years ago for Christmas.
But, back to Mr Sedaris. I could really empathize with his statement
"These were my people, and now I would be betraying them, turning my
back just when they needed me most." I really felt that way.
I hope to read more of his work.
Thanks again!
Sue - still chuckling

EP! Between Jef. and David Sedaris, there is NO comparison! Jef.'s
sense of insanity is totally giggle-resistant and you know to put your
coffee down before you even open the page. I did enjoy David's story
but I feel I've read better accounts here.

FlatironMike
One year, three months, 23 hours, 27 minutes and 56 seconds. 9119
cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,735.61. Life saved: 4 weeks, 3 days,
15 hours, 55 minutes.

Edna Pearl wrote:
> Please forgive me if somebody has already posted this link, and simply
> regard it as my taking the opportunity to say that I believe that David
> Sedaris (a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine) is, IMHO, the
> greatest living humor columnist (an almost defunct breed) -- better than
> Christopher Buckley, even better than Steve Martin, and on a par with our
> own beloved Jef (
> http://www.worldsoldestlivingboy.com...roduction.html ). (And Dave
> Barry should retire if he hasn't already, just to give the new kids a
> chance.) Like Jef, I can count on David Sedaris for evenly spaced laughs
> whenever I read him, with just enough time to catch my breath in between.
> Sedaris truly reminds of me Jef -- except that Sedaris is gay and living in
> France. If you have never read David Sedaris, I urge you do to do at every
> opportunity, and to start here:
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...a_fact_sedaris
>
> This essay constitutes a summary of Mr. Sedaris's thoughts on his former
> addiction to cigarettes, and a memoir of his life with Kool Milds (a brand
> to which I adhered for manly years). I laughed 'til I . . . recognized
> myself in his words, then laughed some more.
>
> A number of David Sedaris's essays are archived at www.newyorker.com , and I
> recommend them highly.
>
> ep oooooooof
>
>
That was a wonderful essay. Thanks, EP. :P

Cindy
Smobriety comes to: 1Y 4M 0W 4D 19H 18Mns $-Saved to date: $1934.68
Cigs not smoked: 9796

MUAH!

Thanks.

Love this guy....and Sedaris too.

xoxo,
Cat



"Edna Pearl" <edna_pearl@yahoo.BiteMeSpammer.com> wrote in message
news:R7HVj.4033$Xv3.3505@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Please forgive me if somebody has already posted this link, and simply
> regard it as my taking the opportunity to say that I believe that David
> Sedaris (a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine) is, IMHO, the
> greatest living humor columnist (an almost defunct breed) -- better than
> Christopher Buckley, even better than Steve Martin, and on a par with our
> own beloved Jef (
> http://www.worldsoldestlivingboy.com...roduction.html ). (And
> Dave Barry should retire if he hasn't already, just to give the new kids a
> chance.) Like Jef, I can count on David Sedaris for evenly spaced laughs
> whenever I read him, with just enough time to catch my breath in between.
> Sedaris truly reminds of me Jef -- except that Sedaris is gay and living
> in France. If you have never read David Sedaris, I urge you do to do at
> every opportunity, and to start here:
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...a_fact_sedaris
>
> This essay constitutes a summary of Mr. Sedaris's thoughts on his former
> addiction to cigarettes, and a memoir of his life with Kool Milds (a brand
> to which I adhered for manly years). I laughed 'til I . . . recognized
> myself in his words, then laughed some more.
>
> A number of David Sedaris's essays are archived at www.newyorker.com , and
> I recommend them highly.
>
> ep oooooooof
>