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Charles Gray 2000 Deaths

Charles GrayAge: 71 actor best known for his portrayal of the villainous cat lover, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. The character was the model for Dr…

Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Crane

by Aesop The Trumpeter Taken PrisonerThe Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild SowThe Wolf and the Crane A Wolf once got a bone stuck in his throat. So he went to a Crane and begged her to put…

Aesop's Fables: The Spendthrift and the Swallow

by Aesop The Cat and the BirdsThe Old Woman and the DoctorThe Spendthrift and the Swallow A Spendthrift, who had wasted his fortune, and had nothing left but the clothes in which he stood…

Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and the Fox

by Aesop The Escaped JackdawVenus and the CatThe Farmer and the Fox A Farmer was greatly annoyed by a Fox, which came prowling about his yard at night and carried off his fowls. So he set…

Aesop's Fables: The Mischievous Dog

by Aesop The Cat and the MiceThe Charcoal-Burner and the FullerThe Mischievous Dog There was once a Dog who used to snap at people and bite them without any provocation, and who was a…

The Devil's Dictionary: Woman

by Ambrose Bierce WITTICISMWORMS'-MEATWOMAN -n. An animal usually living in the vicinity of Man, and having a rudimentary susceptibility to domestication It is credited by many of the…