[lbo-talk] Quote of the Day - from 1922

[B.]

"It's a good thing the average person's sense of humor
is not highly developed. Otherwise, we might either
revolt against the stupidity of civilization - or
laugh ourselves to death at our dignified solemnity."

-- from "Big Laughs Coming," article in 1922 Modesto
Evening News about how silly and absurd then-modern
conventions would seem to future generations, when
"automatic machinery and inventions will free men from
industrial slavery" and "[c]heap, fast-flying
airplanes will enable all to live in the country."

http://paleo-future.blogspot.com/2007/12/big-laughs-coming-1922.html

[great site, btw.]