 Breaking into high society was a popular topic among early comic strips (like Bringing Up Father, for instance). So was horse racing, and between those two things you've got most Marx Brothers movies.
 I recall reading several books on etiquette when I was writing this. They didn't help, but I was in college and had a very large library within walking distance, and I was going to use it.
 Sofia got refined from "upwardly mobile" to "trying to be a princess" in the reboot, which is at least more distinctive. I really should've digitally straightened all of the panel lines instead of just half of them.
 Henry Clay was a Senator. In 1824, he ran for president, and came in fourth. The election got thrown to the House, he used his pull to get John Quincy Adams elected, and he was named Secretary of State in what was called the Corrupt Bargain. Back in the day, I could've named episodes to go along with everyone else I named.
 When this comic originally aired, it had a hand-drawn building. I didn't even use a ruler. It looked horrible. I got an email telling me so, and I don't think I could rightfully disagree. I replaced it with the picture of the castle. I'm not sure which castle that was and hope the owner doesn't mind.
 And we have one comic drawn by Maritza Campos, whose College Roomies from Hell started a few months before Unlike Minerva did - yet another member of the Class of 1999. The line, "They'll say I was a social animal, the way the champagne was splashed" is from Martin Newell's "The Greatest Living Englishman". Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. I'm not really sure what it tastes like, but nobody with any sort of class would just serve it in finger bowls. Therefore, it's being served in finger bowls
The Fat Cats pt 1
drawn by Terrence Marks and Maritza Campos
   
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