This is true
only if
we change
IS
to
WAS
Why?
In the third millennium, Big Brother got terribly bored
because all he would learn about YOU was already posted
on Facebook or Twitter or your blog...
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| Illustrated by William Henry Cotton |
However...
Big Brother had a mother.
Call her BIG MOMALA.
Like all good mothers.
She had a sense of humor.
She made no secret of watching you
And she feasted her eyes
on Thanksgiving!
But then was Then
and what is Now?
Now...is the sum total of 1001
forgotten yesterdays.
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Footnotes
The first image is from here.
The New Yorker cover, which is about to celebrate its 80th Birthday,
is available from the Conde Nast Store.
What was said to Grandma in 1934?
In 1967, Jimi Hendrix answered that question.
He knows the the sum total of everything
outside Grandma's window:
You Got Me Floating!
Another 80th birthday is celebrated here.
Happre Thanksgiving to everyone
who has read this page.
The next New Yorker pages commence a 16 page sequence
dedicated to William Steig, beginning with
Countdown To A Godfather.
The next New Yorker page not featuring William Steig is here
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