“Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.”
Today in History for Sept. 29: On this date: In 1547, Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish poet, playwright and novelist, the creator of "Don Quixote," was born. In 1560, King Gustav I of Sweden, founder of the Vasa dynasty which ruled until 1818, died.