You may have read that I went to M.I.T. In 1982 I filled out a Who's Who survey with joking responses, and they never bothered to check the facts.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey of some sort.
I don't need somebody behind a desk to tell me what a marketing survey says is funny. I got 3 million miles and 70,000 tickets sold, telling me that I know how to make people laugh.
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.
My parents were very funny - they didn't know it. But they were. They were actually sharing an IQ.
Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.
A reporter asked recently, 'What keeps you up at night?' I replied that I generally sleep well, but if I ever do have trouble, I don't have to count sheep. I count all the states I'm glad I'm not the governor of.
You are not just a funny person or just a journalist. Most people are hybrids of having a smart opinion and a great sense of humor.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
I was recently designated Tweeter Laureate of Texas, which apparently is a thing.
USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population.