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Will Cuppy
(23 Aug 1884 - 19 Sep 1949)
American humorist and literary critic whose writings include witty, mock-scientific observations on the natural world and satires on the human race. Among other books, he wrote How to Become Extinct (1941).
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Science Quotes by Will Cuppy (6)
All Modern Men are descended from a Wormlike creature but it shows more on some people.
— Will Cuppy
The Great Bustard and Other People (1944), 30.
Armadillos make affectionate pets, if you need affection that much.
— Will Cuppy
How to Get from January to December (1951), 131.
See also: | Affection (4)
Frogs will eat red-flannel worms fed to them by biologists; this proves a great deal about both parties concerned.
— Will Cuppy
Quoted in Joseph Wood Krutch, The Best of Two Worlds (1953), 105.
It is because of his brain that [modern man] has risen above the animals. Guess which animals he has risen above.
— Will Cuppy
The Great Bustard and Other People (1944), 30.
The Chameleon's face reminded Aristotle of a Baboon. Aristotle wasn't much of a looker himself.
— Will Cuppy
How to Become Extinct (1941), 120.
See also: | Aristotle (85)
The Earthworm plows the whole world with his tunnels, drains and aerates the earth… If you ever buy any land, be sure it has plenty of Earthworms toiling and moiling all day so that you can sit down and relax. (1949)
— Will Cuppy
How to Attract the Wombat (2002), 165
See also: | Worm (5)
