Although many folks thought Edmund Burke was a genius (which he was), his nickname at Parliament was "Dinner Bell" because people would leave the moment he rose to speak.
Here's to you, Dinner Bell!
Oliver Goldsmith was often drunk. Once, he was so drunk that he mistook a gentleman's home for an inn... Thus, the beginnings of She Stoops to Conquer.
Here's to you, drunk guy!
William Cowper owned three pet bunnies named Puss, Tiney and Bess.
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