^ that's her. pretty dark stuff but caustic and witty, i'll usually only take it in small doses. she wasn't on my radar until i stumbled on her life story, crazy. comedy even in death: she penned her epitaph "Excuse my dust", then for 21 years her ashes changed hands, sitting on shelves, desks, and for 15 years, in her attorney's filing cabinet, until someone finally figured it out.

"When her second husband died, a neighbor went to console Mrs. Parker. The friend asked if there was anything she could do. "Get me a new husband," was Mrs. Parker's reply. The friend was shocked and told Mrs. Parker it was the most tasteless thing she had ever heard. "Then run down to the corner and get me a ham and cheese on rye. And tell them to hold the mayo."

"She was once challenged to use "horticulture" in a sentence. her reply: 'You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.'"