What separates Dr. Seuss from the Frat Boys

I heard one time that Dr. Seuss came to fame on a bet that he couldn't write a book or something. There was a bet involved, anyways. Today, I'm rolling down the street, cruisin in my minivan with the kids, rockin out to some Dr. Seuss on tape, and barely listening when I hear one line from the book that almost made me pee right there in my precious minivan seat from restricting myself from laughing hysterically. I had to hault ALL bodily functions. Because if I laughed as hard as I wanted to, the kids would be encouraged to say it all day and laugh at each other, and really, they'd get sent home from Pre-K for this:

"I would not could not with a goat."
Me either, Dr. Seuss. Me either.

Maybe that was the bet. And he won. He got that line in one of the all time classics. It's from Green Eggs and Ham. It could be the gruffy old man voice who's reading it on the tape that gives the line such impact. And I couldn't be more proud that my kids are learning to read this stuff.

That's how I roll.