Classical Satire Enthusiast Gifts

Messalina- Probably Intended to Illustrate 6th Satire of Juvenal

A lady and gentleman discussing the class divide

"Would you say that the sales projections in your 3 year plan are realistic?"

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

Beckett for Beginners: "Waiting for Thumbkin"

Bureaucracy gone mad!

'Probably giving evidence at some sort of industrial tribunal....heh!'

A rare picture of Henry VIII's divorce lawyer.

'Upon further review, the pig did not have control of the ball prior to being eaten...'

The Notre Dame Five Year Restoration Plan Swing Into Action.

"I hate weddings. They make me feel a momentary lapse of cynicism."

John Bull presenting the building for the 1862 International Exhibition to Britannia

The Modern Damocles -

The Unknown Philosopher, who first realised life is no picnic.

"I'm a huge fan of your work."

"Maybe I will and maybe I won't - You're not prejudiced against transvestites, are you?"

Knights of the Round Whatever

'Make sport of the Queen.'

Bureau of Missing Door Knobs

ENNUI...(smiley face).

Gentleman discovering that his servants have been eating most of his good meat

"For the glory of God Almighty, and in the names of the munificent King and munificent Queen of Spain, I do on a day—either a Friday preceding or a Monday directly following a weekend that is earlyish in but toward the middle of October—in this year of our Lord, 1492, claim this land."

'Of course cutting back on this level of bureaucracy will require a lot of work...'

Art Vandalism

Colonel George Hanger atop his Steed

John Banville

Well done, Harris. That's one of the straightest paperclips I've ever seen.

"Thanks a bunch. I'll just run these by our committee and pass them along."

Goosestepping Nazi Geese

This would be Andy's first and last day as golf instructor at Sunset Oaks Country Club: "Remember, *hic*....Always jerk your head up and swing at the ball as hard as you can."

Man met with a horse instead of a carriage at the railway station

'A role model? Yes, I suppose he was. Everywhere he went, people would say 'That's Bill Fenton... You don't want to be that guy!''

'Never to be seen again!"

Jester Cries Over His Replacement

Might Versus Right.