Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody

Will Cuppy

One of my favorite books of all time, funny, witty, and "irreverent".

Footnotes:

Hatsheput: "She wanted to be the boss whether anyone loved her or not. Some people are like that."

Pericles: "The very poorest citizens had a chance to become President, but somehow they didn't. It may have just been a coincidence."

Hannibal: "Livy informs us that Hannibal split the huge Alpine rocks with vinegar to break a path for the elephants. Vinegar was a high explosive in 218 B.C., but not before or since."

Lucrezia Borgia could be a favorite because of the recent tv series.