Pen name of American author Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) and a fictional character of his creation.
Handler has published various children’s books under the name, including A Series of Unfortunate Events, which has sold over 60 million copies and spawned a 2004 film and Netflix TV series from 2017 to 2019 of the same name. Lemony Snicket also serves as the in-universe author who investigates and re-tells the story of the Baudelaire orphans in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Daniel Handler (2006). Photo: wikipedia.org
Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean it’s nonsense.
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People don’t always get what they deserve in this world.
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February is the shortest month, so if you’re having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February.
Meaning 📌:Core: It’s a lighthearted, ironic way of saying: if you have to go through a bad time, let it happen in February, because that month goes by fastest. Connotation: Plays with the idea that February (in the Northern Hemisphere) often feels cold, dark and gloomy — but is fortunately short. Function: Comforting one-liner; puts adversity into perspective by turning it into a “planning trick.”Origin 🕰️: It sounds modern and Anglo-Saxon in origin (the familiar English form is: “February is the shortest month, so if you’re having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February.”). Internet/modern quotation style: The phrase circulates mainly online and in quotation collections; there is no clearly traceable first, dated publication in a recognized source. Authorship ✍️:Uncertain/Unconfirmed: There is no reliable primary source (book, interview, newspaper with date and context) that convincingly identifies one specific author. Often attributed to Lemony Snicket. Common situation: These kinds of concise, witty sentences are regularly wrongly linked to famous names online, but without verification. Without a primary source, “anonymous” or “unknown” remains the most honest label. Variations and context 🌦️: Variations: Slightly different formulations with the same punch line appear in various languages (a miserable or rotten month “planning” in the shortest month). Cultural context: February is seen as a “short, gray end-of-winter month”; it is precisely that contrast that makes the jokey logic fun. Usage tips 💬: Goes well with: mild self-mockery, winter malaise, year-planning with humor.
It is remarkable that different people will have different thoughts when they look at the same thing.
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Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
