"Better than a dog anyhow"

[browngirl]

http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/08/14/darwin-list-pros-and-cons-of-marriage/

-- Charles Darwin's list of the pros and cons of getting married.

I may never stop giggling.

Comments

[caitri.livejournal.com]

Scott and I saw that document on display at an exhibit right around the time we got engaged. "Better than a dog anyhow" was our running joke for a looooooong time. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That is hilarious. Female chit-chat v. conversation of clever men :-P

[ororo.livejournal.com]

Oh my . . .

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

It looks like, over time, his thinking on the matter evolved.

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

The Victorians seemed to be able to make a rational, on-paper decision, and then jump into it with their full emotional depth. His specious reasoning ended up well, though, by all accounts.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

hee, that was funny!

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Darwin was famously uxorious-- and also famously valetudinarian.

And now for something completely different....

[asg-qa-s7.livejournal.com]

In case TB didn't see this G&S link on Filk, & pass it along:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=17350

Re: And now for something completely different....

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

BWEE! Thank you!