The man with the biggest feet in the world, Irish-born, Italian-raised
Giovanni O'Shamus caused an upset at Wimbledon during the week, when h
stepped on his opponent in the first round of the Men's Singles. The
squashed man, American Rocky Steinburger was rushed to hospital but was
pronounced flat on arrival. O'Shamus, who is ranked forty-three thousandth
in the world, claimed he had been unable to see because John McEnroe's ego
had got in the way, obscuring most of the court, making it too dark to se
where he was going.
-- Daniel Bowen's TOXIC CUSTARPEDIA.
CELSIUS, ANDERS (1701-44)
Swedish astronomer. At the age of 25 he had a raging argument with
best friend Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) when he claimed
that Fahrenheit's system of measuring temperature was completely
fucked, and that he could design a better system whilst standing on
his head blindfolded in a bucket of lard....