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… — Will Cuppy Copy Share Image
“Hatshepsut has been called the first great woman of history. She simply appointed herself King of Egypt and that was all there was to… — Will Cuppy Copy Share
“Intelligence is the capacity to know what we are doing and instinct is just instinct. The results are about the same.” — Will Cuppy Copy Share
Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour. — Will Cuppy Copy Share
[Footnote:] Pliny the Elder described a Whale called "Balaena or Whirlpool, which is so long and broad as to take up more in length… — Will Cuppy Copy Share
Frogs will eat red-flannel worms fed to them by biologists; this proves a great deal about both parties concerned. — Will Cuppy Copy Share
Even as a child back in Indiana, whenever I took a Butterbelly off the hook I used to ask myself, "Does this fish think?"… — Will Cuppy Copy Share
“Would it not be downright cruel to keep him in semi-captivity in a town or city, where the opportunities for wreaking havoc and destruction… — Will Cuppy Copy Share
Alexander III of Macedon is known as Alexander the Great because he killed more people of more different kinds than any other man of… — Will Cuppy Copy Share
“The average sparrow is something of a bore and the trouble is that all sparrows are average.” — Will Cuppy Copy Share
I don't like to boast, but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country. — Will Cuppy Copy Share
“All modern men are descended from wormlike creatures, but it shows more on some people.” — Will Cuppy Copy Share
[Footnote:] The female of any species is generally regarded as a relatively anabolic organism, more passive than the male, who is relatively katabolic and… — Will Cuppy Copy Share
It is because of his brain that [modern man] has risen above the animals. Guess which animals he has risen above. — Will Cuppy Copy Share
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. — Will Cuppy Copy Share
