I found a little beetle, so that beetle was his name

The other day I met a man who didn't know where Tripoli was. Tripoli happened to come into the conversation, and he was evidently at a loss. "Let's see," he said. "Tripoli is just down by the - er - you know. What's the name of that place?" "That's right," I answered, "just opposite, Thingumabob. I could show you in a minute on a map. It's near - what do they call it?" At this moment the train stopped, and I got out and went straight home to look at my atlas.

Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.

For I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me.

I have been Foolish and Deluded, and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.

A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.

Owl,' said Rabbit shortly, 'you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is easy thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it.