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Unit4

Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit

SuzanneBrittJordan

Funishardtohave.

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Funisararejewel.

Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefor

theasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn’thavealitltefunevery

daywewouldturninto(sakesalive!)puritans.

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“Wasitfun?”becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions:

goodquestionslike:Wasitmoral?Wasitkind?Wasithonest?Wasitbeneficial?

Wasitgenerous?Wasitnecessary?And(myfavorite)wasitselfless?

Whenthepleasuresgottobethemainthing,thefunfetishwassuretofollow.

Everythingwassupposedtobefun.Ifitwasn’tfun,thenbyJove,weweregoing

tomakeitfun,orelse.

Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutings

weresupposedtobefun.Sexwassupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedto

befun.Workwassupposedtobefun.WaltDisneywassupposedtobefun.Church

wassupposedtobefun.Stayingfitwassupposedtobefun.

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Justtomakesurethateverybodyknewhowmuchfunwewerehaving,weput

happyfacesonflunkingtestpapers,dirtybumpers,stickyrefrigeratordoors,

bathroommirrors.

Ifakid,lookingathisveryhappyparentstraipsingthroughthatveryhappy

DisneyWorld,said,“Thisain’tfun,ma,”hisma’sheartsank.Shewondered

whereshehadgonewrong.EverybodytoldherwhatfunfamilyoutingstoDisney

Worldwouldbe.Gollygee,whatwasthematter?

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Fungottobesuchabigthingthateverybodystartedtolookformoreand

morethrillingwaystosupplyit.Onewaywastostepupthelevelofdangeror

licentiousnessoralcoholordrugconsumptionsothatyoucouldbesurethat,no

matterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.

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Televisioncommercialsbroughtalotoffunandfun-lovingfolksintothe

picture.Everythingthatpeopleinthosecommercialsdidlookedlikefun:taking

Polaroidsnapshots,swillingbeer,buyinginsurance,moppingthefloor,bowling,

takingaspirin.Weallwished,I’msure,thatwecouldhavehalfasmuchfunas

thoserough-and-readyguysaroundthelockerroom,flickingeachotherwithtowels

andpouringchampagne.Themorecommercialspeoplewatched,themoretheywondered

whenthefunwouldstartintheirownlives.Itwasprettydepressing.

Bigoccasionsweresupposedtobefun.Christmas,Thanksgivingand

Easterwereobviouslysupposedtobefun.Yourweddingdaywassupposedtobefun.

Yourweddingnightwassupposedtobeawholelotoffun.Yourhoneymoonwas

supposedtobetheepitomeoffundom.AndsoweendedupgoingthrougheveryBig

Eventweevercelebrated,waitingforthefuntostart.

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Itoccurredtome,whileIwassittingaroundwaitingforthefunto

start,thatnotmuchis,andthatIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou’reworried

aboutyourfuncapacity.

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Idon’tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreat

funreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbe

trappedlikeananimal.Thegodofmirthispayingusbackforallthoseyears

ofthinkingfunwaseverywherebyrefusingtocometoourparty.Idon’twant

toblasphemefunanymore.Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,yopurobably

won’tbeexpectingit.Infact,Ibetitcomeswhenyou’redoingyourduty,your

job,oryourwork.ItmayevencomeonaTuesday.

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Irememberoneday,longago,onwhichIhadanespeciallygoodtime.

PamDavisandIwalkedtotheCollegeVillagedrugstoreoneSaturdaymorningto

buysomecandy.Wewereabout12yearsold(funages).ShegotherBit-O-Honey.

Igotmymaltedmilkballs,chocolatestars,Chunkys,andasmallbagofM&M’s.

Westartedbacktoherhouse.Iwasgoingtospendthenight.Wehadthewhole

daytolookforwardto.Wehadplentyofcandy.ItwasalongwaytoPam’shouse

buteverytimewegotwearyPamwouldputherhandoverhereyes,scanthehorizon

likeasailorandsay,“Oughtareachhomebynightfall,”atwhichpointthetwo

ofuswouldlaughuntilwethoughtwecouldn’tstanditanotherminute.Thenafter

wegotcalm,she’dsayitagain.Youshouldhavebeenthere.Itwasthekind

ofdayandfriendshipandoccasionthatmademedeeplyregretfulthatIhadto

growup.

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Itwasfun.

乐趣，啊，乐趣。乐趣会要了你的命

苏珊娜·布丽特·乔丹

1．乐趣不易得。

2．乐趣是珍宝。

3．不知从何时起，人们有了这样一种时髦的想法：乐趣唾手可得，人们应该拥有乐趣，

如果我们每天不给自己找点乐子，就会变成清教徒。(天哪!)

4．“有趣吗?”这个问题让其他所有的好问题黯然失色。这些好问题包括：道德吗?友好

吗?诚实吗?有益吗?大方吗?必要吗?无私吗?(这是我最喜欢的问题。)

5．一旦欢愉成为主要的事情，对乐趣的迷恋必将紧随而至。凡事皆应有趣。如果无趣的

话，哎呀，要不然，我们就让它们变得有趣吧。

6.想想那些称之为有趣的事情吧。全家出游应该有趣。做爱应该有趣。教育应该有趣。

工作应该有趣。迪斯尼乐园应该有趣。教堂应该有趣。身体健康应该有趣。

7．正是为了保证让大家知道我们是多么快乐，即使面对不及格的考卷、脏兮兮的汽车保

险杠、粘乎于的冰箱门和厕所里的镜子，我们仍然笑容满面。

8．如果一个孩子看着自己的父母快乐地漫步在满是欢声笑语的迪斯尼乐园，突然说："

妈妈,这儿不好玩儿。”妈妈的心会顿时沉了下去。她不明白到底哪儿做错了。所有人都告

诉她全家人一起去迪斯尼乐园是多么有趣。哦，天哪，这到底是怎么回事?

9．找乐子成了生活中的一件大事，以至于每个人都开始用越来越刺激的方式寻求乐趣。

方法之一便是提高危险、放荡、酗酒和吸毒的程度。这样一来，人们就可以确信，无论如何

都可以设法获得一点儿乐趣。

10.电视广告把许多乐趣和喜爱乐趣的人搬上荧屏：在那些广告中，人们所做的每一件事

看起来确实有趣：用宝丽莱相机拍照、豪饮啤酒、买保险、拖地板、打保龄球还有服用阿司

匹林。我确定，我们都希望自己能像那些在更衣室里用毛巾相互嬉闹、泼洒香槟的粗俗家伙

一样，哪怕只有他们一半的快乐就足够了。人们看的广告越多，越爱琢磨自己什么时候才会

得到乐趣。这是。何等悲哀啊。

11.重大时刻应该是充满乐趣的。很明显，圣诞节、感恩节和复活节应该有趣。婚礼应该

有趣。新婚之夜应该有趣，蜜月更应该是快乐的典范。因此，我们发现自己一次又一次地庆

祝所有重要的日子，等待乐趣的到来。

12.我坐着等待乐趣的到来，突然明白乐趣其实很少，而且我应该把自己的感受告诉你，

以免你担心自己获得乐趣的能力不够强。

13.我不是故意泼冷水，我只是说我们应该虔诚地对待乐趣。它很神秘。获得乐趣并不像

感染病毒或设陷阱猎捕动物一样容易。这些年来，人们认为乐趣俯拾皆是，结果，欢乐之神

为了惩罚我们拒绝我们的聚会。我不想再亵渎乐趣了。可能在你还没有想到乐趣的时候，它

却已经迈着轻盈的舞步来到你身边。事实上，我敢打赌乐趣会在你值班、劳动、工作的时候

到来。它甚至能在一个普通的星期二到来。

14.记得很久以前的一天，我玩儿得特别开心。那是一个星期六的早晨，我和帕姆．戴维

斯一起去大学城的杂货店买糖果。那时，我们大概12