Descriptive Noun. First part of a four-part sequence which explains all types of individuals.
An
OPTIMIST is a person who doesn't have all the facts.
A PESSIMIST is an
optimist who does have all the facts.
A
CYNIC is a pessimist who has seen the facts in action.
A PARANOID is a
cynic who has FINALLY realized that the facts are after him.
Johnny the
Optimist says, "Gosh, I'm sure that the Congress will make laws for the benefit of the public rather than those wealthy enough to buy a congressman or senator and slap a bar code on their back! After all, this is a Democracy." (Exits,
stage right, humming "America The Beautiful, badly
off key.)