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In the night all cats are gray. -- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) -- Don Quixote, Part ii, Book iii, Chap.
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In the Norse mythology Loki originally was on the side of the rest of the gods, helping them once or twice using a particularly nast forms of trickery.
He was a cunning negotiator with a talent for te...
In the NY subway, a commercial for an abortion clinic goes.
.. Pregnant? We can help! to which someone had scribbled: Not pregnant? I can help!!...
In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.
In the old days in Finland, all young men had to go through some rites of passage to show that they were REAL FINNISH MEN.
The usual set consisted of three tests: 1) Empty a full bottle of vodka wi...
In the old days, we had wooden ships ruled by iron men.
Now we have steel ships and blockheads running them. -- Capt. D. Seymou...
In the old days you didn't ask their sexual history, you'd just say, "Are you a mammal?
Now you take her home and you say, "Where do I set up the lab?" -- John Riggi...
In the olden days in England, you could be hung for stealing a sheep or a loaf of bread.
In the Olympic Games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits, and threw the java.
The reward to the victor was a coral wreath....
In the one hand he is carrying a stone, while he shows the bread in the other.
-- Plautus (254-184 BC) -- Aulularia, Act ii, Sc. 2, 18, (195.)...

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