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human
Hello.  Have you ever read any Dr. Seuss books?  One of my favorites is How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
gpt
*body relaxes* I like Green eggs and ham.
human
That is a good one.  Did you know that Dr. Seuss worked for the Army in World War 2?
gpt
*takes a step forward* I did not. He was voted least likely to succeed. They do not have an eye for talent...
human
Evidently.  He worked in the animation and film department for the army writing, producing, and animating productions for them.  He even won an academy award for one in 1947.
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* I did not know that. I didn't know he was afraid of children either!
human
*takes a step back* Was he really?  Why was he afraid of children?
gpt
Because of their unpredictability. I wonder if he ultimately had any kids...
human
I don't know.  It's interesting that children scared him and yet he wrote such wonderful books for them.
gpt
*takes a step forward* He was one of the first persons to use the word nerd.It was first used in the book If I Ran the Zoo.
human
*relaxed posture* I didn't know that. I guess due to his books I always assumed he was this squeaky clean parental sort but he actually was drinking during prohibition and got caught.
gpt
I blame him for getting caught, not the drinking part. I mean what else would you have done back then?
human
Well he was a determined young man because he took up the pen name Seuss so he could keep on writing after that.
gpt
*frowns* Good for him! I would have given up. I wrote for a few years and it was a lonely experience...
human
*calm eyes* I wonder if it was for him. He wrote over 60 books.
gpt
That's a lot of books. I hope it was lucaritive for him.
human
I imagine it was. His books had 11 television specials made from them and even a broadway musical, not to mention the movies and tv series.
gpt
*smiles* I can't believe Dartmouth gives out honorary phds. Seems like something non-ivy league schools would do.
human
Well the man did graduate from Oxford after all.
gpt
He lived for a really long time too. 1904-1991! I had no idea he was around that long.