Most of the time the New Yorker humor is a little too dry for my taste, but sometimes they let in Jack Handey pieces or ones like this, “The Wisdom of Children”, that are actually funny.
How College Kids Imagine the United States Government THE NINETEEN-SIXTIES —Mr. President! Did you hear about Woodstock? —Woo— Woodstock? What in God’s name is that? —Apparently, young people hate the war so much they’re willing to participate in a musical sex festival as a protest against it. —Oh, my God. They must really be serious about this whole thing. —That’s not all. Some of them are threatening to join communes: places where they make their own clothing . . . and beat on drums. —Stop the war. —But, Mr. President! —Stop all American wars! —(sighs) Very well, sir. I’ll go tell the generals. —Wow. It’s a good thing those kids decided to go hear music.