The Lady, or the Tiger? opens to Catwoman and the other opens to a tiger. Batman has no hint and chooses the door that has the tiger. The Lady, or the Tiger? "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is a much-anthologized short story written by Frank R. Stockton for publication in the magazine "The Century" in 1882. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" has entered the English language as an allegorical expression, a shorthand indication or signifier, for a problem that is unsolvable. The short story takes place in a land ruled by a semi-barbaric king. Some of the king's ideas are progressive, but others cause people
Elephant of the Bastille iron or copper, but none of the proposals were accepted. Nearby residents began to complain that rats were inhabiting the elephant and searching for food in their homes; and from the late 1820s, petitioned for demolition. The model elephant was not removed until 1846 by which time it showed considerable wear. The circular basin on which the elephant stood remains to this day and now supports the socle of the July Column. The elephant itself was described negatively by Victor Hugo in "Les Misérables"; little other account of contemporary public perception is available. In April 2012 a smaller replica of