Question: I heard a comedian make a reference to shingles as if there was something funny about them. I had shingles and I didn't find any humor in the experience. Am I missing something? Answer: ...
The geezer traces an ancient lineage. The senex iratus, a stock comic character in Greek and Roman comedy, a grumpy old father, gullible and ponderous, sometimes comically raging, also shows up in ...