The contents of this book originally appeared as columns in the huntsville item, in huntsville, texas. here is a sampling of the comments the columns generated: "i laughed myself silly over latin and german as applied to sir isaac newton. am sending a copy to my brother-in law " j.s. "i laughed so loud my wife came in from the next room to see what was the matter." b.l. "that may be the funniest thing i've ever read." k.r. "i loved your limericks. i laughed till i cried." g.n. "your column today was especially funny. i laughed so hard, i almost barfed!" n. w. "while mary and i have not had the pleasure of meeting either of you, we just wanted to send a note to say how much we look forward to mr. ramon's article every sunday. his article alone is worth the price of admission. we mail his message to various friends of ours (some in qatar) who just go ballistic. today's was a classic!!!!!" m.c. (a letter to the publisher of the huntsville item). "the greeting from frankfurt was hilarious!!! i have tears rolling down my face. springtime in vienna was just as hilarious." s.s.b.