“A peels an apple, while B kneels to God,C telephones to D, who has a handOn E’s knee, F coughs, G turns up the sodFor H’s grave, I do not understandBut J is bringing one clay pigeon downWhile K brings down a nightstick on L’s head,And M takes mustard, N drives to town,O goes to bed with P, and Q drops dead, R lies to S, but happens to be heardBy T, who tells U not to fire VFor having to give W the wordThat X is now deceiving Y with Z, Who happens, just now to remember A Peeling an apple somewhere far away.””
Quotes by L. O. Howard
“-Mamma, ecco... [...] disse Lydia accarezzando sua madre- ci abbiamo messo tutto il sale che c'era in sala da pranzo e l'acqua non assomigliava per niente a quella del mare, perciò abbiamo dovuto versare dentro tutto il sale che abbiamo trovato in cucina.-Noi però possiamo farne a meno del sale, vero? Mentre per la medusa era questione di vita o di morte.””
“Thwarted, Cabal had settled on a Senzan revolver, but at least had the mild pleasure of finding one in an equally untidy calibre -- 10.35 mm. His mind was usually quite pristine, but --O secret sin!-- he had always taken a perverse joy in dangling decimals.””
L. O. HowardL. O. Howard was an influential entomologist and author known for his significant contributions to the study of insects, particularly in relation to public health and agriculture. His notable works, i...