This author's A Little Book in C Major cites "democracy, hay fever, and any fat woman" as proof that God has a sense of humor. This writer argued that Puritanism infected the works of Mark Twain and William Dean Howells in an essay found in A Book of Prefaces. In his work "A Neglected Anniversary" he started a hoax that claimed the bathtub was popularized by Millard Fillmore. He coined the term "booboisie" [like "bourgeoi
This author's A Little Book in C Major cites "democracy, hay fever, and any fat woman" as proof that God has a sense of humor. This writer argued that Puritanism infected the works of Mark Twain and William Dean Howells in an essay found in A Book of Prefaces. In his work "A Neglected Anniversary" he started a hoax that claimed the bathtub was popularized by Millard Fillmore. He coined the term "booboisie" [like "bourgeoisie"] to describe the stupid people of a class. This author defended the title tongue from its British counterpart in The American Language. With George Jean Nathan, he founded The American Mercury. The term "Monkey Trial" was coined by, for 10 points, what American humorist who was known as the "Sage of Baltimore?"
This author's A Little Book in C Major cites "democracy, hay fever, and any fat woman" as proof that God has a sense of humor.
H. L. Mencken [accept Henry Louis Mencken]