The dominant type of humor in the '60s was essentially defensive and self-deprecating, using humor as a shield.

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Greatest generation came through some stuff that we can't even imagine - the Depression, World War I - and all they wanted after that was a breather and a calm and a quiet life, and they get us.

Keeping house is as unpleasant and filthy as coal mining, and the pay's a lot worse.

Money is preferable to politics. It is the difference between being free to be anybody you want and to vote for anybody you want. And money is more effective than politics both in solving problems and in providing individual independence. To rid ourselves of all the trouble in the world, we need to make money. And to make money, we need to be free.

And worrying is less work than doing something to fix the worry. This is especially true if we're careful to pick the biggest possible problems to worry about. Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody want to help Mom do the dishes.

Good manners are a combination of intelligence, education, taste and style mixed together so that you don't need any of those things.