ISBN: 156792297X

Will Cuppy was one of the original staff of Harold Ross's New Yorker and the author of How to Be a Hermit and How to Become Extinct. He is also, says P.G.Wodehouse in his introduction, "t… mais…

Will Cuppy was one of the original staff of Harold Ross's New Yorker and the author of How to Be a Hermit and How to Become Extinct. He is also, says P.G.Wodehouse in his introduction, "the author of the best thing said about Pekingese, viz. 'I don't know why they should look so conceited. They're no better than we are.'" This quip sounds the characteristic Cuppy note: concisely expressed misanthropy, a.k.a. pith and vinegar.About the title: "I grant you there are plenty of old-fashioned and pretty ineffective ways to tell your friends from the Apes," confesses the author. "What could be simpler, for instance, when you are at the zoo? The Apes are in cages. Yes, but when you are not at the zoo, what then?""Then" is when we need to be taken by Mr. Cuppy's incomparable hand, which, unlike the chimpanzee's, is clean and has an opposable thumb. cats dogs and animals,criticism and theory,essays,essays and correspondence,history and criticism,humor,humor and entertainment,humorous,literature and fiction,love sex and marriage Humor & Entertainment, Godine Publisher, David R.<

ISBN: 9781567922974

Will Cuppy was one of the original staff of Harold Ross's New Yorker and the author of How to Be a Hermit and How to Become Extinct. He is also, says P. G. Wodehouse in his introduction t… mais…

Will Cuppy was one of the original staff of Harold Ross's New Yorker and the author of How to Be a Hermit and How to Become Extinct. He is also, says P. G. Wodehouse in his introduction to the present volume, "the author of the best thing said about Pekingese, viz. 'I don't know why they should look so conceited. They're no better than we are.'" This quip sounds the characteristic Cuppy note: concisely expressed misanthropy, A. K. A. pith and vinegar. About the title: "I grant you there are plenty of oldfashioned and pretty ineffective ways to tell your friends from the Apes," confesses the author. "What could be simpler, for instance, when you are at the zoo? The Apes are in cages. Yes, but when you are not at the zoo, what then?" "Then" is when we need to be taken by Mr. Cuppy's incomparable hand, which, unlike the Chimpanzee's, is clean and has an opposable thumb. How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes Cuppy, Will / Jacks / Wodehouse, P. G., Nonpareil Books<

ISBN: 9781567922974

Will Cuppy was one of the original staff of Harold Ross's New Yorker and the author of How to Be a Hermit and How to Become Extinct. He is also, says P. G. Wodehouse in his introduction t… mais…

Will Cuppy was one of the original staff of Harold Ross's New Yorker and the author of How to Be a Hermit and How to Become Extinct. He is also, says P. G. Wodehouse in his introduction to the present volume, "the author of the best thing said about Pekingese, viz. 'I don't know why they should look so conceited. They're no better than we are.'" This quip sounds the characteristic Cuppy note: concisely expressed misanthropy, A. K. A. pith and vinegar. About the title: "I grant you there are plenty of oldfashioned and pretty ineffective ways to tell your friends from the Apes," confesses the author. "What could be simpler, for instance, when you are at the zoo? The Apes are in cages. Yes, but when you are not at the zoo, what then?" "Then" is when we need to be taken by Mr. Cuppy's incomparable hand, which, unlike the Chimpanzee's, is clean and has an opposable thumb. Media > Book<

2005, ISBN: 9781567922974

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2005, ISBN: 9781567922974

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