Two of my favorite writers – one in TV, the other in print – have put together a wonderfully funny pair of articles about fishing in last month’s Outside Magazine. I’d caught this one a few days ago ,and have been holding onto it intentionally for the Friday Funny. Ian Frazier writers often for major magazines around the country including for my favorite: The New Yorker. His stuff is always informed and interesting, and usually quite giggle-inducing.
Jack Handey is probably best remembered by folks in my generation with his hilarious Deep Thoughts mini-movies on Saturday Night Live. My favorite Deep Thoughts of all time came back to me as I read Handy’s piece here in Outside.
It goes: If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.
Sorry, even the environmentalist in me laughs at that one.
Anyway, the pieces here about the two guys recalling fishing together (sort of) is superb.