S. J. Perelman? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: A major shift in the U.S. labor market has been occurring in recent years. The emerging system has been called the gig economy or the freelance economy. Self-employed temporary workers perform tasks for agreed-upon payments. Freelancing has been common in some fields for many decades. The prominent humorist …
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Book Blurb: I Was Convulsed with Laughter
Groucho Marx? S. J. Perelman? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: Groucho Marx was once asked to write a blurb for a book written by a friend. The result was this hilarious evaluation: From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it. …
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