Fun With Sterotypes

Thanks the gods they left us humble Americans out.

And I did like this bit from the end of the article:

In Heaven…
the mechanics are German
the chefs are French
the police are British
the lovers are Italian
and everything is organized by the Swiss.

In Hell…
the mechanics are French
the police are German
the chefs are British
the lovers are Swiss
and everything is organized by the Italians.

When In Rome

Although I may be a snob, I read the classics for one reason and one reason only:  they're terrifically fun to read.  If you haven't been turned on to Robert Fagels and his translations, go immediately to your library or favorite online book buying source, and get your hands on his editions of The Illiad, The Odyssey, and The Orestia. 

I just got my copy of The Aeneid.  It is ever so nice.

Oh, and back to the snobbish part:  These four works are critical for a modern thinking person to know.  And while you're at it, get the Gardner Gilgemesh and the Seamus Heaney Beowulf.

There will be a quiz.

Like Father, Like Daughter

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