tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post478540040684035497..comments2024-03-25T03:31:09.538-04:00Comments on markrothmansblog: Just How Much Reviewing Does Sondheim Need? 3.mark rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577361966051927102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-22226919617581490432011-01-27T14:58:21.430-05:002011-01-27T14:58:21.430-05:00Gotta tell you. The "he had a hat" joke ...Gotta tell you. The "he had a hat" joke is legendary in my family, both when I was younger -- and may have first heard Henny Youngman tell it -- and now with my wife and kids. The phrase "He had a hat!" is shorthand for "I've practically killed myself to get this done for you, moved mountains, forded streams, gone above and beyond, and instead of thanks I get "so what else?" (another phrase my mother has patented, or should have). <br /><br />In my profession, "he had a hat" happens at least two or three times a week. This simple joke is sheer genius as an allegorical fable about man's inhumanity to man's humanity.Greg Ehrbarhttp://www.mousetracksonline.comnoreply@blogger.com