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Papal Opposition to Modern Civilisation

Henry I of England

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

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

Miss Me Yet?

Knights of the Coffee Table.

"You think two weeks in isolation is hard?"

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

"You're fired."

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

"Let's just say I have a pre-existing condition."

"Maybe the next one will be a singles cruise."

"I think he was a celebrity."

Southwark Fair.

"I don’t know what your invention’s called, but it’s really irritating."

The International and May Day Terrorism

'Alone for the weekend at last!'

"I've come across a rather disturbing find, Carstairs!"

"I know we just met, but all I got is a twenty-four-hour pass!"

Mr. Punch's Fancy Ball

1847 - Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula was born in Dublin.

'Shoot, this is nothing, you should have seen how good we had it back in ancient Egypt.'

"Don't tell me we're eating Paleo again."

'Too late...looks like they've already been pillaged.'

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

Sundial Time

"All my symptoms are old ... "

The First Fire Stick

'He took from the rich and gave to the poor? It sounds like wealth redistribution.'

Cover Design for the Yellow Book, Vol 3- Street Lamps Lighting a Lady's Toilet Mirror

Trump secret police

"Could you all please pay attention while I go through the emergency procedure. . ."

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

Paul Ree

Archimedes, Galileo, Copernicus