>>The truth is that I'm one of the world's great optimists. Every morning I get out of bed, stretch, and tell myself, "Well, it certainly can't get any worse than this." How's that for optimism?
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>Back-handed optimism :-)
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>Wait till the day when you CAN'T get out of bed - it'll have got worse but, again, it can't get any worse - recursive back-handed optimism.

At which time I'm sure he will curse and recurse