What I collect now is a certain kind of Broad Generalization,
or Sweeping Statement ... Generalizations, male or female, may be true
("Women don't sleep very well"), untrue ("There are no pianos in Japan"),
half true ("People would rather drink than go to the theater"), debatable
("Architects have the wrong idea"), libellous ("Doctors don't know what
they're doing"), ridiculous ("You never see foreigners fishing"),
fascinating but undemonstrable ("People who break into houses don't drink
wine"), or idiosyncratic ("Peach ice cream is never as good as you think
it's going to be").

	-- James Thurber, "What a Lovely Generalization!"