Eugenio Lucas Villamil, Spanish “Begging Your Pardon, Lady Chatsworth, But May I Inquire As To Whether You Have a Date For Prince Harry’s Wedding? Some Friends and I Are Renting One of Those Limos With a Hot Tub in the Back. Swimsuits Optional,” 1894
Heinrich Had Used That Old Ploy of “Forgetting” the Painting You’re Working on at the Other Person’s Place So You Have an Excuse To Come Over Again, But Now It Had Been a Week. Where WAS He?, 1894
“Oh, Sis! You’re So Lucky You’ve Found ‘The One.’ It Seems Like All the Good Men These Days Are Either Gay, Married, or in the Early Stages of Consumption,” 1893
“Hey, Want To Make a Quick 50 Bucks? That’s My Ex Walking This Way. When She Gets Right Next To Us, I Want You To Jump Up and Start Making Out With Me. Deal?,” 1892
“Ma’am, It’s Been Over an Hour Since the Gentleman Excused Himself To Pee. And While I Agree That Kidney Stones and a Bear Attack Are Both Plausible Scenarios, I Think We Also Have To Consider the Possibility That He’s Just Not That Into You,” 1895
Emile Claus, Belgian “Before I Agree To Be Your Valentine, I Need To Know Where This Relationship Is Going. I Mean, Let’s Face It — I’m Not 7 Years Old Anymore,” Before 1924