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Morning Janet:

Looking at the Gravity of Jest

There once was a man from the west
Who examined the gravity of jest
But so false was his wit
that it helped not a bit
and his suspicions could not meet the test

John Bjork
A View from the Jesty Side of  PD

janet paterson wrote:

> humour is the only test of gravity
> and gravity of humour
> for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious
> and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit
>
>      aristotle
>
> janet paterson - 52 now /41 dx /37 onset - [log in to unmask]
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> Scan some of My Past Posts at:
>      http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm
> Mine the PD List Archives at:
>      http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/
> Cull Nine Million Pub-Med Medical Studies at:
>      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
> Comb the 'People With Parkinson's' Web-Ring at:
>      http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=parkie;list