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An Englishman watches a tennis championship on television and the British team loses. When the game finishes, the man goes into the kitchen and sees a bee.…
H. F. Ellis
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In response to Dr. Desmond Morris's "The Naked Ape," and other books which emphasize the similarities of man and beast, the author attempts to …
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The writer is bored by his fellow-guests who are discussing wine. He thinks about the Greeks. They were fond of wine and took trouble over its manufacture.…
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A British man owns a quarter-acre plot of land with 10,365,025,000 head of livestock on it. He wonders how he can continue to support them. His herd of …