Crutches, wooden legs, artificial arms, steel hooks, caoutchouc jaws, silver craniums, platinum noses, were all to be found in the collection; and it was calculated by the great statistician Pitcairn that througout the Gun Club there was not quite one arm between four persons, and exactly two legs between six.. Heh.
24 November 2005
Body Parts
I just started reading From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, and it's already made me laugh several times. Here's a funny quote from page 4:
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Jules Verne Rules!!
Yes, he does. Though I wonder about the quality of the translation. I'd love to have a list of the Engish translations of his books with some kind of system to rate the translations. If anyone ever finds such a thing, let me know.
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