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
Seeing the elephant on its American in 1796 with exhibitor Jacob Crowninshield's Asian elephant display in New York City, at the corner of Beaver and Broadway. A young, 8-foot tall animal was shipped from India to become the first live elephant exhibition in America. It drew visitors from as far as Pennsylvania and Virginia, making "I saw the elephant" into a famous claim of worldly experience. The fixed exhibition had gained such renown that, in 1808, Hachaliah Bailey purchased "Old Bet", from Crowninshield for one thousand dollars; and while this was a steep price tag, the hefty returns on his purchase allowed him