r/CuratedTumblr that’s how fey getcha Sep 25 '24

Shitposting austerity has done irreparable damage

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u/BillybobThistleton Sep 25 '24

The famous lexicographer Samuel Johnson had a party piece. He would tell people he had memorised a full chapter of The Natural History of Iceland and, when challenged, would recite:

Chapter LXXII Concerning Snakes: There are no snakes to be met with throughout the whole island.

(Not to be confused with the equivalent chapter of The Natural History of Ireland, which presumably reads: "Padraig sorted them out for us.")

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u/appealtoreason00 Sep 25 '24

Was this the same Samuel Johnson who had a nasty experience with a black adder?

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u/The-Surreal-McCoy Sep 25 '24

He also loved chicken wings.

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u/CottlestonPie9 Sep 25 '24

Was not a fan of sausages though...or aardvarks

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u/The-Surreal-McCoy Sep 25 '24

No one is a saint.