On Punctuality
People who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
… E.V. Lucas
Italian Proverb
After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box.
Legendary Horses
Egyptian horses were famous and Solomon imported them and resold them to Hittite and Armenian kings.
Modern Aphorism
When you are young you are told you are good-looking.
When you are old you are told you are looking good.
A Clever Twist
Hortense Symington, a Protestant, said to her neighbor, Maggie O’Rourke, a Roman Catholic, “I heard Norman Vincent Peale last night, and he was simply thrilling to listen to, almost like the Apostle Paul.” Maggie replied, “While I find Paul appealing, I find Peale appalling.”
The Inside Story
Colin de Plancy says that Charles Martel of France was not called “Martel” because he martelé (“hammered”) the Saracens under Abd-el-Rahman in 732, but because his patron saint was Martellus (or St. Martin).
Small talk
Edo: Why do they call our language the mother tongue?
Bedo: Because the father so seldom gets a chance to use it.
What’s in a Name?
Ozanian: Turkish in derivation, identified as a calling, ozan is defined as troubadour, bard, poet, minstrel.
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