The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Modern Man: [while standing to the right of Renaissance Man, who is standing to the right of Medieval Man] I'm Modern Man. I look down on them because I am from a more advanced society.

Renaissance Man: I am Renaissance man. I look up to him

[looking towards Modern Man]

Renaissance Man: because he is on average four inches taller then I am. But I look down on him

[looking towards Medieval Man]

Renaissance Man: because he is a smelly ignorant serf.

Medieval Man: I'm Medieval man. I look up to them because I am a smelly, ignorant serf.