Playboy After Hours
August, 1997
Mad MaximsUnwritten Laws (Crown) by Hugh Rawson traces the origin of more than 500 sayings and offers alternative readings to turns of phrase, including, "Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder." The book includes adages for young bachelors (Conran's Law of Cooking: "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom") and sayings for men of a more contemplative age (Hensley's Law, attributed to the owner of Schooner Wharf Bar on Key West Bight: "The fewer teeth the women have, the bett...
