Gershon Legman Quotes

United States, Critic
November 2, 1917 – February, 23, 1999.

Gershon Legman was an American cultural critic and folklorist, best known for his books The Rationale of the Dirty Joke and The Horn Book: Studies in Erotic Folklore and Bibliography

Most women loathe limericks, for the same reason that calves hate cookbooks.

Gershon Legman
- Reason
- Cookbook
- Loathe
Of the two smartest creatures on the earth, man and the dolphin, each thought they were smarter than the other. Man thought he was smarter because he built many things and did much work, while the dolphins just played all day. The dolphins thought they were smarter for the same reason.

Gershon Legman
- Earth
- Reason
- Creatures

Murder is a crime. Describing Murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is.

Gershon Legman
- Crime
- Murder
- Describing
Any man that can't find what he is looking for in a thousand women is really looking for a boy.

Gershon Legman
- Really
- Looking
- Thousand