Centuries pass by Dirty old man becomes Most tragic lover Today on Punchable Faces Week, we feature French theologian Peter Abelard, who is now most famous for his so tragic love affair with Heloise d'Argenteuil. Peter Abelard was born in 1079 in Brittany, the son of a knight. (And we all know what dicks knights … Continue reading Peter Abelard Haiku
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Jeremy Bentham Haiku
Force your successors To keep corpse knocking about - That's living the dream. The philosopher Jeremy Bentham, founder of utilitarianism, died 186 years ago. He did what everyone thought about doing, but never had the guts to do - have his body stuffed and preserved, to the delight and horror of all. You can go … Continue reading Jeremy Bentham Haiku