There was an old man of Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket;
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.
John Lentell
19th February, 1971
Month: April 2016
Wednesday’s Piece
There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.
(Mark Twain, 1835 – 1910)
John Lentell
18th February, 1971
September 1-2, 1867, Pera, Constantinople
Tuesday’s Piece
If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to.
(Anonymous)
John Lentell
17th February, 1971
Sunday’s Piece
The human knee is a joint and not an entertainment.
(Percy Hammond)
John Lentell
16th February, 1971
Friday’s Piece
Life is just one damned thing after another.
(Frank Ward O’Malley – authorship disputed)
John Lentell
15th February, 1971
Sunday’s Piece
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve ’em in a trice;
As if Divinity had catched
The itch, on purpose to be scratched.
(Samuel Butler, 1613 – 1680)
John Lentell
14th February, 1971
Lentell Soup 