upped my standards...

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I was scouring the archives of The Village Voice, looking for an obscure piece about an unknown New Yorker who was running for Mayor in 2004. I really want to find this article, because this particular New Yorker had a platform that is dear to my heart - cafe tables that wiggle and rock. This man proclaimed that if he became mayor of New York, he would do away with all the wiggling, unstable cafe tables in the big apple! As you can imagine, the topic of Stupid Fucking Cafe Tables (SFCT) is not an easy one to find news about or even maintain with journal-type entries. I mean what do I write - "oh, today I sploshed more tea on myself at the coffee shop...d'oh!" ??

It would just be nice to add a juicy new SFCT post to my current collection of one (1) on this blog.

I CAN dream.

At any rate, I came across a little gem that I thought I'd share. It is a quote from a different and more well-known man (well, not well-known by me, but I gather he had his heyday). It is probably one of the cleanest, wittiest and most complete-feeling quotes I've ever enjoyed.

First, a bit about the genius:

Emmy-winning comedian Layton "Pat" Paulsen (1927-1997) first declared his intention to run for President in 1968 on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ... and would "run" four more times under the Straight Talking American Government (STAG) Party. Paulsen would often try to make serious points all the while couching them in comedic barbs.

The quote:

"I've upped my standards..now up yours."

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