Fun History/Literature FactIn one of his works, William Shakespeare did something similar to a &ldqu
Fun History/Literature FactIn one of his works, William Shakespeare did something similar to a “Your momma’s so fat” joke.The Comedy of Errors, Act 3, Scene 2, Page 5DROMIO OF SYRACUSENell, sir, but her name and three quarters—that’s an ell and three quarters—will not measure her from hip to hip.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEThen she bears some breadth?DROMIO OF SYRACUSENo longer from head to foot than from hip to hip. She is spherical, like a globe. I could find out countries in her.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEIn what part of her body stands Ireland?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEMarry, sir, in her buttocks. I found it out by the bogs.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEWhere Scotland?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEI found it by the barrenness; hard in the palm of the hand.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEWhere France?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEIn her forehead, armed and reverted, making war against her heir.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEWhere England?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEI looked for the chalky cliffs, but I could find no whiteness in them. But I guess it stood in her chin, by the salt rheum that ran between France and it.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEWhere Spain?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEFaith, I saw it not, but I felt it hot in her breath.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEWhere America, the Indies?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEO, sir, upon her nose, all o'er-embellished with rubies, carbuncles, sapphires, declining their rich aspect to the hot breath of Spain, who sent whole armadas of caracks to be ballast at her nose.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSEWhere stood Belgia, the Netherlands?DROMIO OF SYRACUSEO, sir, I did not look so low. -- source link
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