Fun Facts…Literature Part 3
Wizard of Oz author, L Frank Baum…came up with the name “Oz” because one of his file cabinets in his office was labeled O-Z.
Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was originally banned in China because it includes talking animals.
Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserables contains an 800-word sentence.
Charles Dickens is said to be the most cinematically adapted novelist of all time…but the most performed literary character on the silver screen is popularly said to be either Count Dracula or Sherlock Holmes.
A novel written in the form of a series of letters is called an epistolatory novel.
Frankenstein’s Monster isn’t called “Frankenstein.” The only name by which it is referred to in the original novel is “Adam.”
All the profits from JM Barrie’s novel Peter Pan were donated to a children’s hospital in London.
THE SPHINX—HISTORY
TED WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON AND GREAT AMERICAN.
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She hates America. Her supporters hate America.
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Let’s see what happens.
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They need to start moving now. Is the border wall finished ???????
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/science/mexico-city-is-sinking-by-nearly-a-foot-every-year-new-study/
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Bring them home. Europe can pay for their own security.
Someone actually gets blamed for mistakes they made. Cassius was right.
https://poemanalysis.com/shakespeare-quotes/the-fault-dear-brutus/
If he is that bad, keep him.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/03/report-dnc-members-looking-push-ken-martin-out-chair/
Who knows ?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/07/is-this-jeffrey-epsteins-suicide-note-n2675670
Poor Karen.
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Mamstinky.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/06/nyc-food-desert-lie-n2675620
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The Old Editor: What is up for today, LL ?
The Learn From The Past Cat: I have some interesting items. Number one covers everything–almost.
https://tolleystopics.com/2024/07/29/damn-right/
Rush could make a point with humor.
The Wall.
https://tolleystopics.com/2024/08/08/vietnam-memorial-wall/
I want a pack of Lucky Strikes.
https://tolleystopics.com/2024/08/11/seniors-time-capsule/
Changes.
https://tolleystopics.com/2024/08/18/the-fifties/
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Info.what.com.
https://theonion.com/at-long-last-infowars-is-ours/
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Bring back ‘duck and cover’ from the 1950s-60s.
Patriot Post Memes
I’ll take door number One, Monty.
The other 3 should be welded shut!
-Sheila Tolley-
Nazi Platner thinks he stands a chance with the Democrat perverts because he has breasts larger than Cher.
-MST-
Politicians…how pitiful. When a roll call is taken in congress,
they don’t know whether to respond with
“Present” or “Not Guilty.”
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My hair was that horrible shade of blue once, I quit using Lady Clairol and started going to a professional hair dresser.
-MST-
This will be funny forever!
Fun Facts…Literature Part 2
JD Salinger had an early draft of The Catcher in the Rye in his bag with him when he took part in the Normandy Landings in 1944.
John Steinbeck’s original manuscript for Of Mice and Men was eaten by a dog.
Carrie, Stephen King’s debut novel, was fished out of his trash bin by his wife after he originally discarded it.
Despite popular belief, there are not 1,001 stories in the Arabian Nights collection. The 900 or so stories instead were said to have originally been read over 1,001 nights.
In an early version of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven,” the bird that repeatedly croaks “nevermore” was going to be a parrot. A meeting with Charles Dickens convinced Poe to change his mind, as Dickens had a pet raven at the time.
Bibliosmia is the name given to the scent of old books.
Harry Potter creator, JK Rowling, is popularly said to be the first author in history to make $1 billion from book sales alone.
Ray Bradbury’s original title for his classic novel Fahrenheit 451 was The Fireman.
Jane Austen’s original title for Pride and Prejudice was First Impressions.
Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom
I can resist anything except temptation.
Oscar Wilde
THE SPHINX—UP
Trump plans to rebrand ICE.
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What a poor excuse for a judge.
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Baby Dangerfield.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWK5TzbAWw0
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Lock her up.
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What a joke. The Democrats and Hollywood types are the biggest dividers in America.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/03/mallory-mcmorrow-interview-n2201954
The Trump Ballroom.
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Other than replacing the Socialist-Democrats the one thing to do is keep Federal Taxpayer Money away from them.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/05/02/reporter-asks-seattle-mayor-a-question-n2201928
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The Democrats and media say, there are no problems with voting security.
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McDonald’s is ending self-service sodas.
Their biggest rival is closing 700 locations.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/business/mcdonalds-biggest-us-rival-shutters-over-700-restaurants/
Bezos is selling his mega-yacht.
Give the family guy a medal. Some people are learning to lock their cars when they are inside.
A good policy.
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The Science Editor: What is up, LL ?
The Maybe Cat: I guess it means ‘above something else’. Here is what Webster says.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up
This is for reference only.
https://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/parts_of_speech.html
As an adverb it could mean–the sun came up or sit up.
As an adjective it might mean the corn is up.
I always liked ‘liquored up’ in Westerns, before the mob stormed the jail.
A great adverb is ‘uptown’.
Downtown is a good song, but most cities have lost the ‘downtown’ excitement to other places.
Be careful.
https://www.bbc.com/news/england/london
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Trump is the man.
https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-enters-ceasefire-talks-with-democrats
Bible Verse
When you want to make a strong promise, never use extra words. Do not say, ‘I promise by heaven,’ or ‘I promise by the earth.’ Do not use any extra words like that. When you say ‘yes,’ that should be enough. When you say ‘no,’ that should also be enough. If you say more than that, God will say that you are guilty.
Funny Picture Contributions
The roof painter
The Cat Who Made A Bad Decision
Mark with a “C”
The classic cake failure
The learning curve
Another cat who made a bad decision
A story in 4 parts
The squirrel who fell
The stapler from floor four
Grown ass man stuck in playground
School teachers?
The thought Process
