Almost all of you I'm sure are aware of Chuck Norris jokes, the Internet phenomenon that took a man and made him the ultimate man with such jokes as...
"Chuck Norris isn't doing pushups, he's pushing the Earth away from him."
Yet, believe it or not, Chuck Norris jokes existed in an earlier form over one hundred and fifty years ago. But the catch is that the joke-teller was actually serious, and the guy was referring to himself!
This man I speak of is no other than Walt Whitman, idolized in many literary circles almost as much as he idolized himself. Entertain yourself with his many eloquent praises for his own self, the perfect poet. From his preface to the poetry collection, Leaves of Grass (1855)
Yes, Walt Whitman (
) is the perfect man.
Walt Whitman is perfect, and there is nothing bad in him. Yes, isn't he great? He said so himself. And he goes on...
Walt Whitman can do anything. The good Walt he giveth, and the good Walt he taketh away. Bonus points if you can tell me how many sentences that was.
Forget generals. Walt Whitman can rout the enemy! Wish we had him in Civ.
Walt Whitman is the perfect lover, and he knows it. Whenever there is a girl thread he laughs from his grave at the mere mortals. Yes this, folks, is Walt Whitman. A super-man among mortals. Unfortunately, he died like a human. Go figure.
Maybe this post is the rant of a literature student who will have to read literal hundreds of his self-edifying pages, or maybe I have a point. Who knows? Personally, I think Chuck Norris jokes are funnier.
"Chuck Norris isn't doing pushups, he's pushing the Earth away from him."
Yet, believe it or not, Chuck Norris jokes existed in an earlier form over one hundred and fifty years ago. But the catch is that the joke-teller was actually serious, and the guy was referring to himself!
This man I speak of is no other than Walt Whitman, idolized in many literary circles almost as much as he idolized himself. Entertain yourself with his many eloquent praises for his own self, the perfect poet. From his preface to the poetry collection, Leaves of Grass (1855)
Yes, Walt Whitman (
) is the perfect man.Walt Whitman is perfect, and there is nothing bad in him. Yes, isn't he great? He said so himself. And he goes on...
Walt Whitman can do anything. The good Walt he giveth, and the good Walt he taketh away. Bonus points if you can tell me how many sentences that was.
Forget generals. Walt Whitman can rout the enemy! Wish we had him in Civ.
Walt Whitman is the perfect lover, and he knows it. Whenever there is a girl thread he laughs from his grave at the mere mortals. Yes this, folks, is Walt Whitman. A super-man among mortals. Unfortunately, he died like a human. Go figure.
Maybe this post is the rant of a literature student who will have to read literal hundreds of his self-edifying pages, or maybe I have a point. Who knows? Personally, I think Chuck Norris jokes are funnier.
I should have seen that one coming.
