Literal and Figurative Advice Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need. —Julia Child Johnny-on-the-Spot He had heard that widows were inclined to grant a great deal of latitude, so […]
Armenian Proverb Don’t buy a house, buy a neighbor. Don’t Tell a Lie She sat in a hammock and strummed her guitar. He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar. He told her he […]
Newspaper Headline Crack in Toilet Bowl Leads to Three Arrests Our Fascist Dime (By Robert R. Van Ryzin) Among the many false rumors spread about U.S. coins over the years was that the appearance of […]
Entry in an Autograph Album Say it with flowers Say it with mink But never, never Say it with ink. The Ins and Outs He who looks outside dreams. He who looks inside awakens. …Carl […]
Philosophy from a Musician Music is the mediator between the spiritual life and the sensual life. … Ludwig van Beethoven From the Word Lab Graveyard shift comes from gravy-eyed shift. Sicilian Proverb It takes four […]
A Matter of Life and Death Our Birth made us Mortal, our Death will make us Immortal. …Thomas Fuller Folk Limerick A beautiful lady named Psyche Is loved by a fellow named Yche. One thing […]
WW II Coinage There are no atheists in the foxholes. …Rev. William T. Cummings A Double-entendre Palindrome Semite Times At the Grave of a Land-Shark There was no land, […]
Arabic Proverb When a learned man errs he makes a learned error. Advice from a Statesman In matters of principle, stand like a rock: In matters of taste, swim with the current. Consolatory […]
A Modern Aphorism Weakness of character is often mistaken for modesty. Freudian Slip A district attorney with a reputation for badgering witnesses gave everyone in court a big laugh when he said to the […]
Look and See It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. … Henry David Thoreau From the Trivia File During World War II, the Oscar statuettes were made of plaster […]
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