Apathetic Jim
The classic children’s book Curious George tells the adventures of a monkey who likes to do people stuff. Less well known are the equally comic mishaps of Curious George ...
Horatio Alger
Sears & Roebuck Catalog, Fall 1922
Books
The Fastidious Newsboy and His Triumph
By Horatio Alger
Join the spinster of our age Mr. Horatio Alger as he relates the lurid and ...
Twins
It’s not easy having a conjoined twin that’s deaf-mute.
At a Job Interview
ME: Hey, I’m Josh and this is my Siamese twin Fred. We’re applying ...
Euros
Everyone said the Euro would make travel easier, but it’s given me nothing but grief.
- I’ll take the baguette. How much?
- La baguette frais cinq euros.
- No, I- I… will take… the baguette.
- C’est cinq euros, monsieur.
- Baguette. Buy. Buy.
- Dinner was lovely, thanks. What do I owe you?
- La comida cuesta treinta y cinco euros.
- Yes, euros, how many?
- Eh, how you say, thirty five euros?
- I only brought four.
- How much for a gondola ride?
- Quattro euros.
- Great. Before we leave, I should let you know that I will get a panic attack and fall out of the boat if the ride is any longer than ten minutes. Can you make sure this doesn’t happen?
- Quattro euros.
- Thanks.
- I’d like to rent a car for the week.
- Certainly, sir. That will be forty pounds.
- Terrific, here you are. [I crash because the roads are backwards]
