Saturday, May 30, 2009

Ralph Keyes' Retroterm of the Day: Only when I laugh

In an old joke a survivor of a wagon train massacre lies on the ground with an arrow in his back. When asked by rescuers if it hurts, the man moans, “Only when I laugh.” Truman’s Secretary of State Dean Acheson relied on this line when asked whether the verbal arrows shot at him were painful. “Only when I laugh” provided the title for one novel, a song, and two movies.

Reposted with permission: RalphKeyes.com

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