Life of Brian - ROMANES EUNT DOMUS

Roman Jokers by Gregory Hays Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard University of California Press, 319 pp., $29.95 In 1984 the American satirist Veronica Geng was asked to introduce a reprint of Dwight Macdonald’s Parodies: An Anthology from Chaucer to Beerbohm—and After. Rather than writing a conventional preface, she decided to depict the authors in the anthology as characters from the Travis McGee mysteries of John D. Why is this piece funny? A rival explanation holds that laughter springs from a feeling of superiority—a “suddaine Conception of some Eminency in our selves,” as Hobbes put it, “by Comparison with the Infirmityes of others.” In Geng’s alternate reality, “Raymond Queneau” is a charming and cynical freighter captain (one can almost see the Gauloise dangling from his lower lip) who learns that “it took more than charm to commit a multiple murder that spanned an ocean.” Delivering the Sathers is one of the most honorific prizes in classical studies.

Latin Jokes Explained : Andrew Girardin's Blog Book 11 - Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield 1.The story: After the battle of Alesia, where Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls, French loser Vercingetorix lays down his shield at Caesar's feet. Later, an opportunistic legionary nabs the shield. Then... Professor Ibrox explains: "Whoo, tons of stuff here! Ruber et niger means 'red and black.' Professor Ibrox explains: "Vade retro! Professor Ibrox explains: "Arms and feat is a nice gag. Professor Ibrox explains: "The drunken spy says 'sol lucet omnibus' and then 'hic haec hoc'. Professor Ibrox explains: "Placent means please.

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