Karl Shaw > Quotes

“elephant vanish from the”
― Karl Shaw, The Mammoth Book of Losers

“Demodox folliculorum has eight stumpy legs and a tail, is about a third of millimeter long, and loves nothing more than to recline in the warm, oily pits of your hair follicles. Most adults have this mite, usually on the head and especially in eyelashes, and often in nipples.”
― Karl Shaw, 5 People Who Died During Sex - And 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists

“Least Convincing Denial over Eating One’s Crew”
― Karl Shaw, The Mammoth Book of Losers

“The most popular cure for leprosy in the Middle Ages was bathing in the blood of a dog. If a dog wasn’t available, a two-year-old child’s blood would do.”
― Karl Shaw, 5 People Who Died During Sex - And 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists

“1925: in Indiana, local authorities arrest a chimpanzee for smoking a cigarette in public. The chimp is found guilty and fined five dollars.”
― Karl Shaw, The Mammoth Book of Tasteless and Outrageous Lists