Humor is very subjective. And things that did not make you laugh when you were twenty, may make you keel over with laughter when you're forty. Life changes you, I guess. Or maybe your ability to laugh at yourself.
In the book, When Your Lie about Your Age, The Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror, Carol Leifer manages to do just that. She looks at her life and just laughs. Leifer, a stand up comedienne, and writer for shows like Seinfeld and the Larry Sanders Show, shows us a snapshot of her life as it is at 50 years of age.
Some of her observations:
- She claims that "after 40 the body develops a wicked sense of humor".
- "You may not rationalize eating an entire pint of ice cream by claiming it was for the calcium."
- The sunny side of the street is the one with the threat of cancer on it."
With these silly bits how can you go wrong? A very fun quick read - but a sense of wry humor is a must!
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