Lisa Bouska English 391 "Madness is the divinest sense." - Alice In Wonderland <Tab/>Madness is indeed the divinest sense. Crazy is supposedly "affected with madness" (Bartleby.com). Crazy is a cop-out, an excuse for stupid behavior. Crazy is also said to be the less potent form of psychotic. They say less potent, but crazy behavior is scarier. Psychosis has definite diseases and disorders that cause it. Crazy has no known specific …showed first 75 words of 555 total…

…showed last 75 words of 555 total…from the crowd. That is probably why there are over 200 different slang words and phrases to explain "craziness". So instead of being boring and plain, you can be a little foolish and call it crazy. References: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary accessed 4/18/04 http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=crazy Bartleby.com accessed 4/18/04 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entries/15/c0731500.html 4Reference.net accessed 4/18/04 http://www.4reference.net/encyclopedias/wikipedia/Psychosis.html