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Re: Nobody? Nemo? let's call the whole think off!
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These days almost anything you want to know is supplied by Google. I've
just checked, and I see I made a terrible and dreadful mistake in 2006.
Hogarth's Mr Nobody has no arms either --- his legs come out of his ears. See
image on British Museum website, and quote: "One of 10 illustrations to the
manuscript by Ebenezer Forrest of Hogarth's Peregrination, 1732; emblematic
tail-piece of 'Mr Nobody', with the head and legs of a laughing man in a
tricorne and powdered wig, with a wine bottle, a glass, a trophy of a knife,
spoon and pipe, the whole backed by crossed oars. Pen and brown ink, with
grey wash and watercolour, over graphite. Signed: "W.H.""
Alas, C
In a message dated 09/08/2012 15:30:36 GMT Daylight Time,
chaiselongue@ATT.NET writes:
p.s. and thank you, too Chas W and so on, for the Hogarth information. I
thought I knew the big Hog man, but I have never seen his nobody, excuse me,
his Nobody - or read the joke - what a treat! I must take up a collection
of these nobody jokes!
On Aug 8, 2012, at 12:16 PM, _Chaswe@AOL.COM_ (mailto:Chaswe@AOL.COM)
wrote:
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Re: [NABOKV-L] Botkin or nikto (b?)
Date:
29/10/2006
Can't resist mentioning that the "Nobody" joke has tickled others. William
Hogarth produced a fairly well-known drawing of Nobody. This consisted of
a man furnished only with head, arms and legs.
Good Lord ! SIX YEARS AGO ! Nobody's memory is better than mine --- and
he runs faster, too.
Charles
In a message dated 08/08/2012 16:48:38 GMT Daylight Time,
_nabokv-l@UTK.EDU_ (mailto:nabokv-l@UTK.EDU) writes:
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Subject: [NABOKV-L] more from the archives re nikto b'
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just checked, and I see I made a terrible and dreadful mistake in 2006.
Hogarth's Mr Nobody has no arms either --- his legs come out of his ears. See
image on British Museum website, and quote: "One of 10 illustrations to the
manuscript by Ebenezer Forrest of Hogarth's Peregrination, 1732; emblematic
tail-piece of 'Mr Nobody', with the head and legs of a laughing man in a
tricorne and powdered wig, with a wine bottle, a glass, a trophy of a knife,
spoon and pipe, the whole backed by crossed oars. Pen and brown ink, with
grey wash and watercolour, over graphite. Signed: "W.H.""
Alas, C
In a message dated 09/08/2012 15:30:36 GMT Daylight Time,
chaiselongue@ATT.NET writes:
p.s. and thank you, too Chas W and so on, for the Hogarth information. I
thought I knew the big Hog man, but I have never seen his nobody, excuse me,
his Nobody - or read the joke - what a treat! I must take up a collection
of these nobody jokes!
On Aug 8, 2012, at 12:16 PM, _Chaswe@AOL.COM_ (mailto:Chaswe@AOL.COM)
wrote:
Subject:
Re: [NABOKV-L] Botkin or nikto (b?)
Date:
29/10/2006
Can't resist mentioning that the "Nobody" joke has tickled others. William
Hogarth produced a fairly well-known drawing of Nobody. This consisted of
a man furnished only with head, arms and legs.
Good Lord ! SIX YEARS AGO ! Nobody's memory is better than mine --- and
he runs faster, too.
Charles
In a message dated 08/08/2012 16:48:38 GMT Daylight Time,
_nabokv-l@UTK.EDU_ (mailto:nabokv-l@UTK.EDU) writes:
From: Vladimir Nabokov Forum [_NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU_
(mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU) ] on behalf of Carolyn Kunin [_chaiselongue@ATT.NET_
(mailto:chaiselongue@ATT.NET) ] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:44 PM
To: _NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU_ (mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU)
Subject: [NABOKV-L] more from the archives re nikto b'
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