It was too late. He’d already rubbed it into the fabric.
(Josef Franz Danhauser, 1831)
He’d be surprised to learn that many local establishments were.
(Velazquez, 1620)
They always had conflict in the kitchen.
(Beuckelaer, c 1550s)
Anticipating where the carts would be each day had become something of a sport for them.
(Gillot, 1710)
He wouldn’t have it any other way.
(Barbieri, 1637)
This was confusing. The slices were also all wrapped into one big block.
(Bruegel, 1565)
Q:What is better red or white wine?
Anonymous
For this we consult Plinius, who, in describing what may be the prescursor to today’s Rieslings in his study of Roman agriculture, informs us that the best wine is white.
Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder)
According to his adopted nephew, Pliny the Younger, the eldest Pliny also invented the word for hops and was both a top scholar and one of Rome’s bravest generals, up until he succumbed to the gases of Vesuvius. So Plinius knew what he was talking about.
A lesser-known volume on libations, from the younger Pliny, advises us to serve it with a single ice cube.
—Shallow Sage
Balancing the little packets with just the right amount of sugar was a constant struggle for him.
(Teniers, after 1640)
Everyone was so excited to share their fruity drink.
(Stradanus, 1570)
He was worried she may have had other plans for their dinner.
(Bol, 1664)
But it was so beautifully packaged, and it tasted like real chocolate.
(LaTour, 1625)
It was thrilling to learn there were others who could not boil water.
(Bronchorst, 1646)
He would be furious to learn his security detail had eaten all of the potatoes.
(Pforr, 1809)
Near-wisdom from the ages.
Because people never change.
