Funny Things Famous Witty People Did
First published 6/17/1999

At a party in 19th century London, Oscar Wilde greatly amused the Prince of Wales by taking off his shirt and painting a face on his belly. "Look at me," Wilde is said to have quipped, "I'm Mr. Belly Man!"

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Dorothy Parker once arrived simultaneously at a narrow doorway with the playwright, journalist and politician Clare Boothe Luce.

"Age before beauty," said Mrs. Luce, stepping aside.

Without missing a beat, Parker belched loudly in her face, then turned and glided past.

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Benjamin Franklin was a guest at a Paris dinner party when a question was posed: What condition of man most deserves pity? Each guest proposed a miserable situation.

When Franklin's turn came he responded, "I'm too drunk to think of one." Then, with an impish gleam in his eye he added, "When are those whores going to show up?"

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Upton Sinclair once bumped into Jack London while entering a public restroom...

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