“During his fifteen years in Italy, Hannibal never had enough elephants to suit him. Most of the original group succumbed to the climate, and he was always begging Carthage for more, but the people at home were stingy. They would ask if he thought they were made of elephants and what had he done with the elephants they sent before.” PeopleIfsYearsMadeDoneEnoughHomeAsksGroupsOriginalsClimateSuitsFifteenElephantsBeggingHad EnoughFifteen YearsStingyCarthage Book:The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody Source: The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
“[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more in length and breadth than two acres of ground." This brings up again the old question: Are the classics doomed? Our ancestors believed that four years of this sort of information would inevitably produce a President, or at least a Cabinet Member. It didn't seem to work out that way.” WayYearsLongTwoSeemsPresidentFourInformationProduceMembersWork OutLengthBroadsFour YearsAncestorDoomedEldersWhalesCabinetsBreadthAcresFootnotesWhirlpools Author:Will Cuppy
“I hear so many things about who I am supposed to be I hardly know what to believe. I am willing to tell all, but what Is it? Doubtless all these myths and legends will be straightened out eventually, but It may take years.” KnowsYearsBelieveMayWillingMythWho I AmSupposed To BeLegends Author:Will Cuppy
“The wren-box problem is becoming more acute each year, for wrens now demand better housing conditions and labor-saving devices.” YearsProblemConditionsBecomingDemandBirdLaborBoxesSavingDevicesHousingBecoming MoreWrens Book:How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes Source: How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes
