THE THINGS PEOPLE SAY

"What abot the so-called hypothetical ticket of . . . ."

"One thing worth remembering is that it is really hard to run for president. . . ."

"They are inspecting the planes to see if they can fly, or not."

Wolf Blitzer

"Montenegro, the year-round island."

Pictures of ancient temples, a beautiful luxury hotel's swimming pool, a cafe in a pleasant town square. The slogan: "Montenegro. Come to the Wild Beauty!"

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On the Pantheon, in Rome, "the first dome in the western world"(which it isn't; the Mycenaean tholos tombs pre-date the Pantheon by 1500-2000 years): "Byron loved this building" (which may be true, but it should also be pointed out that he loved the much more ancient and beautiful Greek temple at Sounion so much that he carved his name into the marble in letters more than inch deep andfive inches high).

BBC "Treasures of the World