A review by mariannemersereau
People Have More Fun Than Anybody: A Centennial Celebration of Drawings and Writings by James Thurber by James Thurber

4.0

I was motivated to read this book when a friend used the phrase, "People Have More Fun Than Anybody" and attributed it to her uncle. When I googled it, this book title came up. In one of the essays in the book, Mr. Thurber explains that the phrase was coined by Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle (whose real name was F. Chase Taylor), one of radio's earliest satirists. He appeared as part of the "Stoopnagle and Budd" comedy team, which began broadcasting in 1931 and aired for over a decade. The essay in which Thurber challenges the truth of the phrase is exceptionally well written, and he concludes that rather than having more fun than anybody, people actually "raise more hell than anybody." Mr. Thurber (1894 -1961) left readers with a wonderful legacy in this collection of humorous writing and funny comics.