Why Isn’t There a Crazy Dexterity?

The Observer runs a cartoon “based on a true story” about a man whose wife wants him to spend more time in A2 because “it will make [him] a better person.” “And the Chop House cigar lounge doesn’t count!” he laments. Acceptable character-forming destinations include museums or Crazy Wisdom.

6 Responses to “Why Isn’t There a Crazy Dexterity?”


  1. You should hit up your readership for a scan of the comic.


  2. He wouldn’t actually have to set foot in Crazy Wisdom. He could simply cover himself in fragrant candlewax and patchouli (actually preferable to the Aural scans inside).


  3. I think that she has a point — hardship often makes us better people.


  4. I thought that cartoon unpleasantly reminiscent of “Get Your War On,” chiefly because of the use of clip art or whatever the hell that stuff is. I myself can’t spend more than three minutes in Crazy Wisdom (why I go in there at all, I really can’t say) without starting to giggle insanely. I did enjoy that issue of the Observer, though, mainly for the article (a funny one!) concerning the old 3M board game “Mr. President,” which my family used to own. What I want to see is a greater number of articles concerning that Doug Cowherd guy, who I can see starring in a TV primetime soap opera a la “Dallas” or “The OC” as the sinister haute bourgeois powerbroker desperate to seal the greenbelt and create his own SE Michigan version of the Vortex from “Zardoz.”


  5. I think this should be part of a larger series on how things like living in dilapidated apartments, eating $15 sandwiches, and drunken tailgating are all closely linked to spiritual growth.


  6. Crazy Wisdom is pretty cheesy, but the Tea Room is a decent place to sit now and then. I dig the historic light fixtures, tin ceiling, and view of the street.