Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) once boasted about his amazing memory prowess to his friend Bennet Langton (1736–1801). As a demonstration, he said that he can recite
Category: Humor
Politically Correct Recommendation Letters
Political correctness may have dulled wit and humor, but with some ingenuity, you can still combine some wit and sarcasm to “politically correct” statements. The
A Poetic Reply
Frances Cornford published the following poem titled “To a Fat Lady Seen From the Train” in 1910 which is arguably his most well-known poem: O
A Way to Answer Illegible Letters
When poet Thomas Bailey Aldritch received a letter from his friend Prof. E. S. Morse which was practically unreadable, he sent the following amusing reply
Being Laconic Is Harder than You Think
One time, the publisher of Mark Twain told him through telegram to write a short story: NEED 2-PAGE SHORT STORY TWO DAYS Twain wired back
An Obvious Theorem
The last theorem in John H. Conway’s book, On Numbers and Games (1976), is: Theorem 100: This is the last theorem in this book.(The proof is obvious.)
