“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

 

FAMOUS FOOL QUOTE: “Lord, what fools these mortals be!”        William Shakespeare        The famous line said by Puck, a “shrewd and knavish sprite”        In A Midsummer Night’s Dream ( c. 1600), Act 3, Scene 2

POLITICAL FOOLISHNESS QUOTE: “Lord, what fools these candidates be. When even the Naked Cowboy has thrown his 10-gallon hat in the ring, the time has come to question the legitimacy of the New York City mayoral elections.”        Journalist Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti        In the Columbia Spectator, Oct. 18, 2009

FRACTURED FAIRY TALE VERSION: “Lord, what foods these morsels be!”        Little Jack Horner in a "Fractured Fairy Tales" cartoon        On The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (1959-1964)

THE ZOMBIE VERSION: “Oh, what foods these mortals be — brainnnnns!”        “Shakespeare’s plays that could be improved by Brain Eating Zombies”         From Christopher Moore's Blog, March 5, 2006

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