I laughed so hard I thought I’d die (1968) 'I laughed so hard I thought I'd die. I would like to credit and thank “and e” for digging these up and bringing it to my attention. The text above have been verified by viewing full scans at the of the 1st edition (4th printing). The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction. However, the “I was crazy once” copypasta goes way back even before the pre-internet era! Below is excerpt from a book written in 1968, Brunvand, Jan Harold. I found the way out in five minutes and they said, 'You're a genius!' Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a maze and told me to find my way out. I told them I was sane and they said, 'Now you're crazy.' Crazy? I was crazy once. So I went to sleep on the bed and when I woke up, I was in a straight-jacket. They locked me in a padded cell and told me to make myself comfortable. I took the silver key and they said, 'Now you're sane.' Crazy? I was crazy once. In the corner, there was a round table and on the round table, there was a glass bowl and in the glass bowl, there was a silver key.

They locked me in a rubber room and told me to sit in the corner. The whole poem in that post was: Crazy? I was crazy once (1996) Crazy? I was crazy once. The post contained a longer version of the poem that included additional verses beyond the ones that are commonly circulated today. It was posted by Gary Wolfe as a tagline on May 6, 1993: Link I was crazy once (1993) I was crazy once.They put me in a little white room.I loved that room.I died in that room.When they buried me they put little white flowers on my grave that tickled my nose and drove me crazy.CRAZY I tell you.I was crazy once!Ī few years after that, the “Crazy? I was crazy once” pasta was then used by a usenet group called, where it was posted on January 25, 1996, by an anonymous user. The earliest usage of “Crazy, I was crazy once” copypasta in internet was traced back to in a usenet group. History of “Crazy? I was crazy once” copypasta A rubber room! A rubber room with rats,and rats make me crazy. A rubber room with rats (current version) Crazy? I was crazy once.

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