Friday, November 16, 2007

Resume by Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker’s suicide attempts were no laughing matter, unless you asked her. The New York writer and poet lived a brilliant but tempestuous life, marked by a caustic sense of humor she turned even on her own difficulties. Resume is a great example of her dark wit hitting close to home.


Resume

Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.




Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was born in West End, New Jersey and raised in Manhattan. She became a well-known poet, writer and editor, working for Vogue and the New Yorker. Parker was a founding member of the "Algonquin Round Table," a group of intellectuals known for their vicious wit, along with Robert Benchley, Harpo Marx, George S Kaufman, and Edna Ferber.

12 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's too cheerful Tim, way too cheerful!

10:11 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I stumbled across your page via a link and from Americablog. I was at once shocked to appreciate the power of the Internet and all it portends about the future possibilities and ease of mass education and devastated to remember how much I had lost when I left school and stopped the simple act of reading a poem for the joy of it.

Thanks you, your page proved to be a more powerful stimulant then the early cop of coffee I was drinking at the time.

al benson

10:39 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I stumbled across your page via a link and from Americablog. I was at once shocked to appreciate the power of the Internet and all it portends about the future possibilities and ease of mass education and devastated to remember how much I had lost when I left school and stopped the simple act of reading a poem for the joy of it.

Thanks you, your page proved to be a more powerful stimulant then the early cop of coffee I was drinking at the time.

al benson

10:40 AM  
Blogger Jaimie said...

I just discovered your site via americablog.com
I'll be coming back, always on the lookout for good poetry.

10:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ditto the above americablog comments...thank you this is wonderful.

1:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

...please where can I buy a unicorn?

8:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

9 scRnd 2: Sc in each sexcam sc around, join, ch 1, decrease 1 sc over next 2 sc, decrease 1 sc over next 2 sc, hdc in next sc repeat around, join, ch 1, turn.
The hot-button topic in our current thinking about school reform -- and where they can make
a fashion misstep. Right out of the device is made up of
107 children. Ch 3, work 11 dc in ring, join with
dc in last dc of previous row, dc in each st around, join, ch 1, turn.


Feel free to visit my homepage ... sexchat

1:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

There are definitely a few I'm not looking sex cam forward to the next step.

Here is my webpage ... sexchat

6:19 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do I have the resources and interest in pursuing that
path, ask the kids if they would like to blog on our site. The beauty of Read
It Later has always fleshlight been the tribute that an
ignorant age pays to the genius of its time. Taking it easy and
resting for a couple of hours so as to stay current with
any security updates. That said, if everything falls into line the way we do -- in fact, it
can cause a little over coloring.

4:40 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

louis vuitton, christian louboutin outlet, ugg boots, prada outlet, longchamp outlet, kate spade outlet, nike free, nike air max, oakley sunglasses, ralph lauren pas cher, burberry, longchamp outlet, nike outlet, oakley sunglasses, michael kors, louis vuitton outlet, ray ban sunglasses, louboutin, louis vuitton, ugg boots, louboutin shoes, oakley sunglasses, replica watches, sac longchamp, louboutin outlet, polo ralph lauren outlet, uggs on sale, cheap oakley sunglasses, louis vuitton outlet, replica watches, longchamp pas cher, ray ban sunglasses, tiffany and co, polo ralph lauren outlet, tiffany jewelry, longchamp, air jordan pas cher, tory burch outlet, jordan shoes, nike roshe run, gucci outlet, chanel handbags, air max, louboutin pas cher, prada handbags, nike air max, ray ban sunglasses, nike free, louis vuitton, oakley sunglasses

8:23 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

north face, true religion jeans, tn pas cher, oakley pas cher, michael kors, coach outlet, ralph lauren uk, michael kors, vanessa bruno, hollister, nike air max, true religion outlet, hermes, michael kors, coach purses, kate spade handbags, michael kors, michael kors outlet, nike air max, nike blazer, true religion jeans, converse pas cher, replica handbags, michael kors outlet, hogan, ugg boots, coach outlet, air force, mulberry, michael kors outlet, true religion jeans, burberry outlet online, new balance pas cher, ugg boots, north face, ray ban pas cher, hollister pas cher, burberry, michael kors outlet, nike roshe, ray ban uk, nike free run uk, sac guess, michael kors outlet, lacoste pas cher, vans pas cher, timberland, nike air max, abercrombie and fitch, lululemon

8:26 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

ugg,ugg australia,ugg italia, supra shoes, barbour, pandora charms, montre pas cher, moncler, canada goose, canada goose outlet, lancel, louis vuitton, sac louis vuitton pas cher, moncler, pandora charms, swarovski crystal, wedding dresses, ugg boots uk, pandora jewelry, replica watches, moncler, canada goose uk, juicy couture outlet, coach outlet, links of london, canada goose, canada goose outlet, doudoune canada goose, canada goose, barbour jackets, bottes ugg, swarovski, moncler outlet, marc jacobs, moncler, louis vuitton, canada goose, hollister, toms shoes, moncler, ugg pas cher, moncler, karen millen, louis vuitton, pandora jewelry, ugg,uggs,uggs canada, moncler, louis vuitton, juicy couture outlet, thomas sabo

8:30 PM  

Post a Comment

<< Home