Viglets: Ode to Dumbness

By Viggo P. Hansen

"VIGLETS Two - Ode to Dumbness" seeks to ease widespread global tensions resulting from dumb people, which includes everyone - and is seemingly increasing exponentially. The author gently guides readers into creating personal dumb Viglets - intimate odes, totally unrestricted by archaic rules of grammar - you simply let your emotions on dumbness "hang out" and get instant relief for your suffering psychic.

Readers can easily relate to personal dumbness and find themselves creating insightfull Viglets worthy of sharing. Issues like; drivers on cell phones, failing to signal, politicians whose only job seems to be get re-elected, professionals with alphabet soup titles and management styles are discussed. What they all have in common is, you are right - dumbness.

Too often media (all of them) are loaded with lengthy - in depth - analysis scaring you into worrying about how your sewer pipes are leaking and our world is going to rack and ruin by having a drink or two. Viglets cut to the chase with pithy ditties that express emotionally charged personal feelings about issues without in depth and breaking details. Viglets bring a sense of calmness and balance even dummies can appreciate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781467062466

Viggo P. Hansen

"VIGLETS Two - Ode to Dumbness". The Author Viggo P. Hansen prepared this book to help ease tensions now resulting from deumb people, which includes everybody. The author guides readers into creating personal Viglets - odes that are totally unrestricted by rules of grammar - simply let your emotions on dumbness "hang out". The style is similar to Viglet One but the focus is on issues of: "how dumb is that?" Readers will easily relate and find themselves creating insightfull Viglets worthy of sharing generously with friends and foes.Topics include driving, political behaviors, professions run amok, knowledge management, leadership and the hereafter.The author grew up on a farm in Askov, MN during the depression,,served in the US Air Force, was a professor at Cal State Northridge and now seeks to enlighten the world with Viglets. He previously authored math and computer text books. Recent books include"Boundary Layer People", "Noah - First time Boater" and "Viglets One - Pithy Wisdom".

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© 2011 Viggo P. Hansen. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 12/15/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4670-6245-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4670-6246-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011919462

Printed in the United States of America

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Contents

DEDICATION

INTRODUCTION

JOYS OF BEING DUMB

THE CASE FOR DUMBNESS

MEASURING DUMBNESS

EVERYDAY DUMBNESS

PROFESSIONAL DUMMIES

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT BY DUMMIES

LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR DUMMIES

HERITAGE AND AFTER LIFE OF DUMMIES

ONWARD AND UPWARD VIGLETEERS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: VIGGO P. HANSEN

DEDICATION

Harkin fellow pilgrims

Evolution has taken a new tack

We are no longer a planet of apes

But a planet of dummies

Ha-La-Lu-Ja.

Viglets Two is dedicated to Dumbness in general and Dummies in particular, along with all the rest who have made being dumb an attractive and successful life style. It is now a scientifically acknowledged fact - dummies have indeed inherited the earth.

In earlier historical times this was not fully recognized, there was a glimmer of hope that it wasn’t going to be true. Sadly we now know better. Dumbness reigns along with global warming.

The Society for the Advancement of Dummies (SAD) recently announced breaking news that:

Dummies are no longer

On our list of endangered species

Which is great news for all political

Office seekers.

However, curb your enthusiasm and keep in mind:

Though dummies are no longer endangered

They are protected by laws of the land

That mercifully prevents their extermination

So the best we can all do

Is to join and celebrate each other

Because we are all here to stay – as dummies.

Today we thrill and memorialize dummies’ resurgences’ and celebrate their creative handiwork, especially in business, education, religion and politics; now referred to as - Dummy BERP.

Dummies are the happiest people on earth.

They never look back with regret

Their future beckons them with more dumbness

As they gleefully anticipate getting dumber

Life just keeps getting better and better

This of course means dumber and dumber.

Furthermore, and with more appropriate compassion -

Dummies are wonderful people

Neither subtle

Nor complex

What you see

Is what you get!

It is with respectful enthusiasm for dummies and dumbness that this Viglet Two book is dedicated. Dummies – all of us - are inspirational and the future.

Viggo P. Hansen