History is not reassuring on the subject of the longevity of seemingly lasting great nations, is it?

Great humorists are great insulters.

I'm not freakishly short. I had, on my show, used shortness as a joke subject; it didn't really bother me.

The brain process that results in a joke materializing where no joke was before remains a mystery. I'm not aware of any scholarly, scientific or neurological studies on the subject.

Unpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there's not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can even be a good thing. A pressure valve.

It's added to my longevity.