This reminds me of a poem by Edward Gorey, called "The Gashleycrumb Tinies":

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs
B is for Basil assaulted by bears
C is for Clara who wasted away
D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh...

and on down the alphabet like that.

Before they hit students with rulers, nuns used this to punish troublemakers. It was very effective, but some of the parents complained.

behind every great man...large

Interesting article. The only part I really knew was that the tower was built for the 1889 Expo, and that Eiffel designed the Statue of Liberty.

As far as people go, I encountered many people all over Italy who lived up to the Parisiens' reputation for rudeness and intolerance, but the people I met in France were generally ok.

When I visit a foreign country, I do make it a point to learn how to say, "I don't speak [the language], do you speak English?" This backfired in Israel: several people responded to me in Hebrew anyway since I was speaking the language.

They forgot to mention sea otters using rocks to open clams and mussels.

If you like these, check out savagechickens.com. They're not puns, but at least they're on sticky notes.

I don't know what it is, but it could be purchased at porn shops 100 years ago...

Charmin launches a new ad campaign.

Sometimes you have to go
Where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came
(Theme from "Cheers")

"I don't get it"