I was introduced to Aristophanes my first year in college (29 years ago – oy!), reading what’s translated here as The Congresswomen. It was hilarious. I read a couple more of his plays a few years ago and found them also very funny, so I figured it was time to revisit the gals and read a couple others I hadn’t read yet. Aristophanes is perfect when your brain’s too tired for really dense stuff and you could use a laugh, but you still want an original, critical thinker giving you something of substance (of course Seinfeld and the Simpsons fit the bill fairly well, too, and I’d argue they each give you some meat to chew on, or hearty vegetables if you prefer).