In these days of political correctness, I seldom have an opportunity to tell that joke. It might offend too many people....
We can all cut loose on the Undead Thread, when we gotta!
I’m off to put my feet up and try to finish “Metternich.” It’s 1848, and the European revolutions are starting, finally, after 20 boring years. The Italian cities revolted (according to the author) because they decided to boycott Austrian-made cigarettes, didn’t have another source, and all got cranky from nicotine withdrawal!