Is it a no-brainer to ask: Can money buy happiness?

It remains, in this three-parter on happiness, to ask: Can money buy anything, including happiness?

Hey, it's Friday, so don't expect a serious inquiry. Here goes...

Let's start with the principal framer of the United States' Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson:

"It is neither wealth nor splendour; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness."

Wah, this man too serious, man. Let's try someone else. Benjamin Franklin:

"Money has never made man happy, nor will it; there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has, the more one wants."

True, true. But still too cheem (serious). Helen Gurley Brown, Cosmopolitan magazine's most famous chief editor:

"Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you to be miserable in comfort."

Warmer (comfortably warmer?). Woody Allen seldom disappoints:

"Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons."

And, for the clincher, comedian Jackie Mason:

"Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money."

Which brings me to wrap up today's posting with this wickedly clever joke...

Guy: “Would you sleep with me for a million dollars?”
Girl: “A million dollars is a lot of money. I guess I would consider it.”
Guy: “I don’t have a million dollars. Would you sleep with me for $100?”
Girl (outraged): “What kind of girl do you think I am?”
Guy: “We’ve just established the answer to that question. Now we’re negotiating the price."