Shoot an Elephant in Pajamas

Ever notice how things tend to be in the same time?

Yesterday, Dilbert's no-brainer coworker received only glares for his miss at humor over his dream of watching tv in his pajamas. Today, a Lister attempts similar humor regarding shooting an elephant in his pajamas. For both, the punch was Groucho's denial of knowing how it (elephant or gun) got in the pajamas.
Only with thought to conjure a word more appropriate than "groan" do I question just why that's the word we use, "groan," to describe a combination of words that convey humor less than cacophony of words.

I wondered as we wandered the great city of Philadelphia the couple of years my family lived there: so many great men, living at the same time. They not only discussed the project, but actually formed the nation ours would become. I still don't truly comprehend the influence of any individual person, although I must admit that Benjamin Franklin was a man whose curiosity is fascinating. (I like Mr. Franklin's museum!)

If men such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock hadn't shared tangent living years, would their contributions have been as effective if they had lived in different eras? If John Hancock had lived in the 1600s, would he have built huge department stores? If Benjamin was born in 2000, would someone have chased lightening for him?

Today there's Stephen Hawking who holds my respect. He ilves in my time. The circles of his life are on the same plane of time as mine and yours, but no matter. His circle is so remote from mine (likely yours, too), they'll never touch.

What I really want to know is, where's the elephant in pajamas, and did he do the shooting/watching tv?

aloha!
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