paranoid

[Laurence Horn]

At 11:18 AM -0400 5/16/11, Garson O'Toole wrote:
>Here is some information about four citations I have checked on paper.
>The 1966 date given by Google Books for the match to Christianity
>Today is inaccurate. Here is the cite:
>
>Cite: 1967 July 21, Christianity Today, Dear Slogan-Lovers by Etychus
>III, Page 20, Christianity Today International, Carol Stream,
>Illinois. (Verified on microfilm)
>
>When it comes to expressing their views on life, they say by button:
>"I Want to Be What I Was When I Wanted To Be What I Now Am,"

I remember spotting a different version of this one in 1972 in the
form of a pithy [sorry] men's room graffito:

I WISH I COULD BE WHAT I WAS
WHEN I WISHED I COULD BE WHAT I AM

LH

>  or
>"Neuroses Are Red, Melancholy Is Blue, I'm Schizophrenic, What Are
>You?," or "End Poverty, Give Me $10." They further advise: "Reality Is
>Good Sometimes for Kicks But Don't Let It Get You Down," and "Even
>Paranoids Have Real Enemies."
>
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