Paw Prints TidBits for June

June is traditionally the month for weddings and wedding anniversaries. So this issue of Paw Prints TidBits contains a short anecdote about U.S. diplomat Joseph Hodges Choate. His response to a "what if" question is one that any husband might want to memorize. This month's sidebar features an anniversary joke AND a link to a humorous ad that shows that the best marriages need a healthy dose of laughter.

Want more? This month, the Paw Prints website highlights quotes and jokes about marriage, plus anecdotes about some famous loves, like Robert Browning, Queen Victoria, and Robert Mitchum. Robert Mitchum? Yes! Read on....

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Anecdote of the Month

Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917)

A n e c d o t e . . .

Choate was asked at a private dinner who he would like to be if he were not himself. He thought rapidly through a list of world celebrities, and then, catching his wife's eye, said, "If I could not be myself, I would like to be Mrs. Choate's second husband."

B i o g r a p h i c a l . N o t e . . .

Choate was a U.S. lawyer and diplomat. He was ambassador to Great Britain (1899–1905). Many stories are told of his wit in court and his skill as an after-dinner speaker.

M o r e . I n f o r m a t i o n . . .

READ a biography of this delightful man.

Find out more about U.S. ambassadors to the U.K., from the first (John Adams in 1785) to today's and read some facts about American ambassadors to the United Kingdom.

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