Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with Man is Man. - James Thurber

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.

He would say to a suitor, “What is the difference in the length of my legs?” and if the youth replied, “Why, one is shorter than the other,” the Duke would run him through with the sword he carried in his swordcane and feed him to the geese. The suitor was supposed to say, “Why, one is longer than the other.

There was an old coddle so molly,
He talked in a glot that was poly,
His gaws were so gew
That his laps became dew,
And he ate only pops that were lolly.