Rabbits Against Magic by Jonathan Lemon for May 23, 2021

““Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

a medley of extemporanea,

And love is a thing that can never go wrong,

and I am Marie of Romania.”

by Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker said she wasn’t a writer with an alcohol problem, but an alcoholic with a writing problem. But she was an amazing writer, and also heavily into what is now known as social justice work. After a lifetime working on behalf of disenfranchised people (including those trying to escape the fascists in Germany and Italy), she left her estate to Martin Luther King, Jr…

It’s a shame her quote to Harold Ross, whilst on her honeymoon, probably isn’t true. She would have loved the modern age.

Is Wormy typing? It’s not quite clear what the little fellow is working on.

I used to be a hard drinker.

then it got easier.

So Trixie has been spending time with Lettuce during the pandemic.

Slapstick has to hurt.

Thanks for this one Dorothy. “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.”

Ouch! A little harsh.

One time Dorothy and a young starlet approached a theater door simultaneously. The starlet waved Dorothy ahead of her, saying, “Age before beauty.” Dorothy swept in, saying “Pearls before swine.”

Being an expert at headaches too and I wish I weren’t.

Didn’t she also say, “What fresh hell is this?”