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
Category: Humor
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.)
An Ingenious Postman
It’s been known how determined and ingenious some postal authorities can be. There have been many anecdotes about it and here’s one of them. It’s

An Awesome Editorial Policy
“Let me make it clear to youThis is what we’ll never do.” It really doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to spell:You’ll find that