"JD Salinger flunked out of school his sophomore year because he hadn't read the sophomore book assignment...

"JD Salinger flunked out of school his sophomore year because he hadn't read the sophomore book assignment -- because he hadn't written it yet."

The above quote is just one of the many jokes of Stephen Colbert about the life and times of JD Salinger. As always, the comedian and author is saying something about our own time.

The question to you my fellow scribes, does using humor, (Satire) lesson the message?

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