Bon Mots, Wisecracks, and Gags: The Wit of Robert Benchley, Dorothy Parker, and the Algonquin Round Table

��top looking at the world through rose-colored bifocals.����is mind is so open,the wind whistles through it.����ou can�� teach an old dogma new tricks.��Everwonder where these sayings came from? For decades, the dining room of NewYork�� legendary Algonquin Hotel was a hub of letters and humor. Cocktailswere swilled as writers, humorists, actors, and critics poked fun at culture, thearts, and one another. In this lively tribute, today�� readers will come to understandwhy Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman, and Dorothy Parker representthe epitome of quips and comebacks��it that still packs a punch decades later.