Will Cuppy
Will Cuppy
William Jacob "Will" Cuppywas an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 August 1884
CountryUnited States of America
mistake ideas honor
Galvani was mistaken about the amount of electricity in frogs, but he had some good ideas, too, for the galvanometer is named in his honor, and you don't have galvanometers named after you merely for making a mistake about a frog.
animal blood sloth
The sloth lives his life upside down. He is perfectly comfortable that way. If the blood rushes to his head, nothing happens because there is nothing to work on.
silly thinking blood
Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
orangutans apes looks
Orangutans teach us that looks are not everything-but warned near it.
years bird wrens
The wren-box problem is becoming more acute each year, for wrens now demand better housing conditions and labor-saving devices.
animal looks hippopotamus
The hippopotamus looks monogamous- he looks as if he would have to be.
looks trouble dictionary
The trouble with the dictionary is that you have to know how a word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled.
people faults easy
It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there.
home cobras rats
A few Cobras in your home will soon clear it of Rats and Mice. Of course, you will still have the Cobras.
beauty running thinking
Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes.
spring passion animal
As Darwin puts it in The Descent of Man, 'Male snakes, though appearing so sluggish, are amorous.' Isn't that just like Darwin? It was one of his main ideas, you know, that the males of almost all animals have stronger passions than the females. Since then we've learned a thing or two. At any rate, the female snake is right there when spring arrives in the woods.
owning-a-pet adorable needs
Armadillos make affectionate pets, if you need affection that much.
men animal brain
It is because of his brain that [modern man] has risen above the animals. Guess which animals he has risen above.
men animal race
Let's not be too quick to blame the human race for everything. A great many species of animals became extinct before man ever appeared on earth.