He was drunk upon the average once a day, and penitent upon an equally fair calculation once a month; and when he was penitent, he was invariably in the very last stage of maudlin intoxication. He was a ragged, roving, roaring kind of fellow, with a burly form, a sharp wit, and a ready head, and could turn his hand to anything when he chose to do it.
So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.