FARTBOROUGH, LORD (1783-1827)
English statesman. He lived all his life at Fartborough Hall, in
Essex. Fartborough is best remembered for his resounding posterior
evacuations, from which the most obvious word is coined. Their
resonation with the brickwork of Fartborough Hall eventually caused
its collapse, burying Lord Fartborough at last with his revolting
odour.
-- Daniel Bowen's TOXIC CUSTARPEDIA
CELSIUS, ANDERS (1701-44)
Swedish astronomer. At the age of 25 he had a raging argument with
best friend Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) when he claimed
that Fahrenheit's system of measuring temperature was completely
fucked, and that he could design a better system whilst standing on
his head blindfolded in a bucket of lard....