When Harriet Rogers was fourteen, she picked tobacco and didn’t learn to smoke for three years. When she was seventeen, she picked oranges in Israel, where she finally learned to s...view moreWhen Harriet Rogers was fourteen, she picked tobacco and didn’t learn to smoke for three years. When she was seventeen, she picked oranges in Israel, where she finally learned to smoke, and got Ben-Gurion’s revenge for a month. When she was nineteen, she worked the night shift at the Oxford pickle factory and couldn’t have relish on her hot dogs for five years.She spent ten years getting through three years of college and, while she still doesn’t have any letters after her name, she can swear effectively in five languages.She has some second and third place ribbons from a childhood of horseback riding, and a bad back, knee, and elbow from the same.When she was driving a taxi, she started to write about her experiences. Her mission is to make people laugh. Laughter is the soul of the human machine.view less