Cartoon
March, 1960
Q. E. D.Homo Sapiens, someone has said, is the animal that asks Why. Like, Newton gets clobbered on the head and asks, "Why does the apple fall?" But this is a pretty crummy definition, if you ask me. It leaves out of account all the times when Man doesn't ask Why. Apples were falling for a long time before Newton; and, if anybody asked Why, the best answer he got was, "Because they do, stupid," or, "Oh, go away and leave me alone." Man may ask Why now and then, but...
