The Journal Of The Absurd [antikvár]

Introduction "Philosophy Is the Mind's Chewing Gum" As any fool can plainly see, each and every one of the . heartwarming dramas that litter these pages should have been a two-hour, prime-time TV special, produced, written, and directed by Siegel and Garfinkel. That was the plan. But who has time to negotiate with network biggies who dangle thousands of mint-fresh greenbacks in front of you in an all-out, no-price-is-too-high battle to buy your material? Life is too short. Besides, we knew that the contents of this survival manual were too important, in these grave times, to feed them into television's slow-grinding mills. So here you are, out a few bucks, but the proud owner of this collection, forty thousand words of wisdom in an elegant paperback container. What wisdom? You paid your money. Read the book and figure it out for yourself. But first, a word from our sponsor, Mr. Peter Workman, the modest genius who commands the far-flung resources of Workman Publishing. "Tell them why you called it The Journal of the Absurd^' he barked, slapping his desk with a best-selling copy of B. Kliban's Cat. The dialogue that ensued, reprinted here in its entirety, may serve to shed some light on this startling and significant query.