Amateur Historian Pillows

"Who gives a crap if it's not clear in 246 years?"

James Madison

The T-square and level of the architect of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

''Out for a quiet drink, Derek has been accosted in the pub by a man whose hobby is reservoir spotting'

SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDES, 'See - I TOLD you that you couldn't fool all of the people all of the time!'

"Founding fathers ... you mean my dad was there?"

'The History Channel is all reruns.'

"If we only used bigger clubs we would defeat our enemies every time, and we would dominate them forever!"

The International and May Day Terrorism

'You and Rags working together make great dinosaur finders.'

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

"Milk, butter, bread - all past the expiration date. either he just hadn't noticed before, or his time machine worked."

A trevor of trainspotters

Marriage a la Mode - Death of the Earl.

'Early Laptops.'

Reinventing the Wheel

"Daddy, instead of the princess story tonight, can you explain how and why manifest destiny eliminated the American Indians?"

This castle manager job better be for real.

'This 'Hamlet' thing you're working on... Do you think you could write in a part for Lady Godiva?!'

By the year 2500, 1 in 10 academics will devote their entire career to divining the meaning of the word 'sussudio'.

'The Fashionable Mamma, or The Convenience of Modern Dress'

'This 'Palestine' place you're giving to us - Will we have the mineral rights?'

'So what if you found it? Whatever it is, it belongs to ME! Now, get off my beach!'

Famous Pieces of Paper

Gladstone Gives Disraeli a Bloody Nose over Schleswig-Holstein

Greek in gallery with Greek statues

Architects and Engineers - Restoration of old Buildings.

The inscription says: 'Whiter teeth; fresher breath.'

Charles Dickens

Clearing up medals.

Elegance & Social Distance

"Your resume is remarkably similar to our CEO's."

An astronaut dowses on the moon.

'President George P. D. Q. ?3 Bush today called for Gulf War VIII'....'

'I never rule out any negotiating tool!'