Sarcasm Quotes
This quotation shows us that the 16th century English did not bathe very often. Even the Queen would only bathe once a month and she and the norms of the times did not feel that she “needed” it that often. Many English would go many months without bathing. Other Europeans were as bad or worse. Japan, in contrast, at the same time, had very frequent bathing. The Romans, 1500 years earlier not only bathed very frequently but created facilities for bathing in most Roman communities. Jewish communities also bathed frequently and had ritual baths but these were mainly for women.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Originally published as The Cynic’s Word Book
In stark contrast to a modern President, TR a great writer, drafted all his own important speeches and other material and used his staff to react and edit—just the opposite of most Presidents today.
In his interview with talk show host Joe Pyne, after the introductions Pyne, trying to be contentious, started by saying "So I guess your long har makes you a woman". Zappa didn't miss a beat and came back with this quote.
