BEST CARTOONS FROM THE GRAPEVINE
In AA, laughter isn't just fun, it is a necessity. It is a vital part or the "treatment" of one of the most serious, unfunny diseases known...alcoholism. Dangerous trains of thought are put back on the right track by humor, for it is impossible to feel sorry for ourselves when we are laughing at ourselves.
page 5, paragraph 2
...while alcoholism is serious business, sobriety can be fun.
Humor heals. Relax and enjoy it.
page 5, paragraph 5, lines 4 & 5 & paragraph 6
"According to the American Medical Association I,m not a lousy drunk--I'm SICK!"
page 8
"Here I'm a nobody, Back in Wellsvile, I was the town drunk."
page 9
"He took `one for the road' back in Brooklyn and it turned into a world tour."
page 12
"You can go on back. He's in his room."
page 18
"I'm not powerless over alcohol. I just can't get up."
page 19
"Well, I got a resentment at a meeting because the speaker talked ten minutes over the time. That was three weeks ago!
page 24
"I could tell them the difference between surrender and acceptance if I didn't have this hangover!"
page 25
"I'm not going far--just until I get past that saloon."
page 29
"The three month's sobriety rule is unfair! It has kept me from speaking for five years!"
page 32
"...and since I've been sober in AA I've paid all my bills--except when to do so would be harmful to others."
page 38
"Tell me about your childhood--up until now."
page 39
"There are no `musts' in the program, Charley, but it tends to work better if you stop drinking."
page 40
"I'm a problem drinker. Every time I have a problem, I drink."
page 42
"You keep getting more beautiful every minute."
page 43
"He doesn't drink at all; he's got that stupid job back; he's paying off all his lousy debts; he goes to one or two revival meetings a week; he's back home with his wife and those brats; he's not only saving money, he's investing some; he's home every night
at six, and he's cut out most of his old pals. Now WHAT THE HELL KIND OF LIFE IS THAT!"
page 52
"It was driven only forty-five miles by an active alcoholic."
page 55
"I'm not a newcomer. This is my eighteenth first year."
page 57
"I'd be happy to listen to the exact nature of your wrongs."
page 58