Voltaire was going with a carriage, with some admirors of him in a pleasure trip.
,,Ready Noe's ship ?'' a joker asked before climbing
,,Not yet, a donkey is missing'' said Voltaire

Fouqet the swerve (1615-1680), was Cardinale Mazarin's man, and in this quality, he was sending a lots of enemys on Bastilia (prison). A new prisonier, entering there...in a cell he saw a dog !
,,what the hell has done this dog for beeing here ?'' he asked another prisonier
,,he byted Fouqet's dog''

A persian general sended a message to spartan army:
,,if i will enter in Greece, i will burn all and kill everybody''
Devoted to Laocoon learnings, who was rules in Sparta, the commander of the fortress, answer to him only with a word:
,,If ''

German doctor Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902), explaining how the illness appear on the levell of cells, and on an exam he ask to a student to talk about spleen functions, on that time very little knowned.
,,please excuse me, the student said, i dont remember in this moment any about these functions, but i have knowned them so well...''
,,pitty, was Virchow reply, you are the only one who knowed and just you forget them''

Historian and philogenist Theodor Mommsen (1817-19030), was very diverted .
In one day in train, he was searching in alls his pockets, upset because he could not find his glasses.
A little girl who was sitting near him gived to him the glasses
,,Thank you little lady'' said than Theodor smiling.,,What is your name ?''
,,Anna Mommsen, father''

American writer William Faulkner (1897-1962) was asked what particular opinion about his work impressed him more
,,the letter of a scottish, where he said to me that my last book was so good that he was near to buy her''

Victor Hugo received in a day one visit from a lady. She was reading to him a long and boring poem...and maked a confession to him:
,,Maestro, i would like to be a poet. What did you say about ? Is possible?''
,,Why not ? I want to be a ballerina too'' said Hugo

In a night Johann Strauss the father (1804-1849) tried hard to find a passage between two themes at one waltz that he was working...after some hours he did not find any passage.
His son just enter in the room (future king of waltz Johann Strauss) who for the asame on his family was not so bright on school. He sit down on piano and very easy improvize the passing so much searched. Delighted, his father exclaim:
,,i think on the future, son, would be propper that you will make my waltzs and i will do your lessons''

on the emperor Franz Iosif on Austro-Hungaria a lady from nobility comes for complains against her husband a high-officier in the emperor army
,,he swear me, your majesty''
,,that dont concern me madame''
,,but he swer your majesty too''
,,that dont concern you madame'' said calm the emperor

king Cyrus of Persia was informed that a saleslady from market has speak in a bad way about him
,,she is lucky because she have no army, because if she haved i musted declare to her war !'' said the king

Hegiaj caliph a very fierce person, wanted to find how his peoples are talking about him...so he get out of fortress...and he met a paysant and asked him if he knows Hegiaj
,,he is a tiran, a monster thirsted by blood''
,,what he have done that you think that ?''
,,he is guilty by alls misdoing''
,,did you ever seen him ?''
,,nooo''
,,you see him now. I am Hegiaj !''
the paysant looked carefully at him...and very calm said:
,,it seems that you have no luck. In my family alls haved one day per year when they get crazy. Probably today is my day''
Hegiaj started to laugh and forgived him

the english writer Jerome K Jerome (1859-19270), called on a insurace society
,,could i make an insurance for my home ? could i do that by phone ?''
,,yes, we would send to you instant an agent''
,,ok, but he must come really quickly, my house is in fire''

George V king of Great Britain (1910-1936) arrived in Nederland, with his wife in a offical visit. In harbour, some hounderd of school kids must sing for them british anthem. After a few moments all the peoples arounds was surprizes ...the little kids in place on ,,God save the King'' they was singing ,,God shave the King''
they was singing with so much soul ....
the incident have no sequel

being decorated by king of France, Henric IV (1589-16100 a noble said to him how was then the custom ,,Domine, non sum dignus'' (my God i don't worth it)
,,I know, i know, answer the king, but my nephew had pleased me...''

king Umberto the first of Italy (1878-1900) had make a jurney in Piemont, and there the peoples organized for him a fastuos wellcome.
The mayor haved a speech in king honour...all was wonderful untill the end when the king has shake mayor's hand cordially.
Emotive the mayor said to him ,, your majesty, now, when i have seen you, you could die calm''