Dorothy Parker is the supreme patron saint of Bad Idea Potluck and thoroughly embodies all our highest aspirations. Not least because she was a much greater writer than the quotes and comical poetry for which she's famous would lead you to believe.
Still, this poem remains my chant for dark hours:
They say of me, and so they should,
It's doubtful if I come to good.
I see acquaintances and friends
Accumulating dividends
And making enviable names
In science, art and parlor games.
But I, despite expert advice,
Keep doing things I think are nice,
And though to good I never come
Inseparable my nose and thumb.
— Dorothy Parker
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