A Little Laughter Goes a Long Way

Dan Neil’s column on toys was so laugh-out-loud funny that I paused “Meet the Press” on TiVo four times while my wife was reading it because of her cracking up. I read it myself later and laughed out loud again at the same parts. Good writing! Perhaps Neil is the new Dave Barry for our times. I know a few columnists by name: Thomas Friedman, Maureen Dowd. Now when I see Dan Neil’s byline, I will also take a look.

Laughter lessens our stress and extends our lifespan. With all the insecurity in our lives today, we all need to laugh out loud more. Thank you, Dan Neil, for your contribution to my good health.

Brett Miller

Lake Forest

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If it weren’t so sad, it would be twice as funny. Thanks for the 800 words.

J. Hoffman

Venice

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I suspected Neil had something up his sleeve. How else to explain his excellent expose of the toxic toy market, its “pathos and pathology,” its “marketing pressure turned on children to get them to buy into franchises”?

Then I thought of his weekly accounts of adult devil’s toys: cars.

Tom Robischon

Los Angeles