“ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, who imitated with ludicrous incompetence the _buffone_, or clown, and was therefore the ape of an ape; for the clown himself imitated the serious characters of the play. The zany was progenitor to the specialist in humor, as we to-day have the unhappiness to know him. In the zany we see an example of creation; in the humorist, of transmission. Another excellent specimen of the modern zany is the curate, who apes the rector, who apes the bishop, who apes the archbishop, who apes the devil.” KnowsPlayCharacterModernExampleCreationSeriousDevilExcellentUnhappinessItalianClownApesBishopsIncompetenceSpecialistsHumoristsTransmission Book:The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real antiwar movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show his face at an antiwar rally.” RealShowsFacesMovementSeriousPoliticianAntiwarClownCindy Author:Karl Rove
“I don't know what happiness is. I don't know what sweet caress is. Still, I'm always laughing like a clown.” KnowsStillsLaughingSeriousSweetClownCaressAlways Laughing Author:Bob Marley