E. B. White
E. B. White
Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". He also wrote books for children, including Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan. Charlotte's Web was voted the top children's novel in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, an accomplishment repeated in earlier surveys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 July 1899
CountryUnited States of America
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.
Every American, to the last man, lays claim to a "sense" of humor and guards it as his most significant spiritual trait, yet rejects humor as a contaminating element wherever found. America is a nation of comics and comedians; nevertheless, humor has no stature and is accepted only after the death of the perpetrator.
Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog's nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into months.
I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
It's funny how the worst of times brings on the best of times,
They started cracking jokes, and I said: 'Ain't nothing funny when I have to work the next day.'
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
I'm sure this is just the starting point. We want to work from the ground up and get people thinking about crime prevention.
In general, tech companies are focused on betting the company on the next generation. They need every dime they can get.
In December, what (Albertsons) meant when they said they were no longer for sale is that they are no longer actively seeking bids. That of course doesn't mean any entity is prevented from bidding.
In class work, it is easy to learn only what is needed for a grade. When doing research, I try to understand what I am studying completely. Another great thing about it is that I get to work one on one with professors in my field.
Initially the market was extremely disappointed with the figures, that is they were prepared to see much larger draws (falls), particularly in distillates.