Nobody said it better

In a NEW YORKER of some time back, John Kenny set out to mock the pomposity of Thomas Friedman.  In the NY TIMES Friedman had written: "No one ever said it better than Osama bin Laden: 'When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse.'" 

Kenny then went on to provide some additional examples of things no one has ever said better.  Below are a few samples.

1.  Let's say you see a kitten . Fine, make it two kittens. One's nimble and fast and cute. The other one is dead. My experience is that people--and by people I mean children--by nature go for the live kitten. They see strength in the live kitten. Also, who wants a dead kitten?

2. Try this one the next time you're in a meeting or a conference and there's a lull in the conversation. "A giraffe walks into a bar and says, 'The highballs are on me.'  By nature, people will laugh. But not because it's funny. . . .

3.  When people see a pony, they often think, Is that a baby horse? But it's not. A pony is a full-grown horse that's just small. I can't tell you how many times I've had this argument with friends. And, while kids love ponies and pony rides, my sense is that, if you were going to buy a horse, you'd want something larger. Because who besides a child can ride a pony? Imagine it's a Saturday and your friends come over for a cookout and to see your new horse, and they pull up and they see you on your pony, your feet almost touching the ground. You look like an asshole, right? Get a real horse.