Historical Comparison Aficionados Pillows

'Why can't I go barefoot? -- Lady Godiva does!'

The International and May Day Terrorism

"Oh, mournful and terrible engine of horror and crime—of agony and of death, not asparagus again!"

'Are we there yet?'

"You think two weeks in isolation is hard?"

Marriage a la Mode - Death of the Earl.

'What? You used a Welshman? The recipe specifically calls for a scot!'

Conspiracy Theory Bookstore: JFK, Princess Di, and Osama Bin Laden.

Thomas Keneally

Cover Design for the Savoy (No. 1) - Putto Figure in Lower Part of Image Altered for Publication

"I should cover your ears.I'm not very good at this.'

This castle manager job better be for real.

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

Quick, follow that star

'Barbarians at the gate? That's fine, I fully support social mobility.'

"Daniel, I seem to have dropped my keys, could you look around and toss them up."

Charles Dickens

William Wordsworth

Nun fight at the OK Corral.

Architects and Engineers - Restoration of old Buildings.

"Let's try one with your hand tucked into your shirt."

'Fortunately our generation won't have to pay the huge debt. Our grandchildren will.'

"This area has a long and rich history. First, the Indians lived here, then it was a plantation with slaves, then poor people lived here, and now it's a magnificent condo complex."

"One day son, all this will be going with me."

"Archaeologists discovered several enormous ancient cities buried under the jungles of Cambodia." "That means the Khmer civilization was the largest empire on earth from the 9th to the 12th centuries." "That changes everything about our conception of the Middle Ages." "What was your conception of the Middle Ages?" "Well... It was... Well, knights, maidens, dragons... Mostly dragons. And elves."

'No, make the dominant race out of placental mammals — marsupials would lead to all kind of abortion controversies.'

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

Creationists now agree with the scientific theory that the ginosaurs were probably wiped out by the impact of a large asteroid.

Elegance & Social Distance

The Eureka Stockade

Jeremy Bentham