TyBull Posted March 4, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 6,928 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/01/2002 Share Posted March 4, 2010 When Insults Had Class :These glorious insults are from an era before the English languagechanged to 4-letter words.The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:She said, "If you were my husband I'd give you poison."He said, "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."=================================================A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on thegallows or of some unspeakable disease.""That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policiesor your mistress."================================================="He had delusions of adequacy."Walter Kerr==============================================="He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.Winston Churchill==============================================="I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with greatpleasure." Clarence Darrow============================================="He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to thedictionary."William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).=============================================="Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no timereading it." - Moses Hadas==============================================="I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying Iapproved of it." - Mark Twain================================================="He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.."Oscar Wilde=================================================="I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring afriend.... if you have one."George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill==================================================="Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second .... if there isone."Winston Churchill's response===================================================="I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here."Stephen Bishop==================================================="He is a self-made man and worships his creator."John Bright==================================================="I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial."Irvin S. Cobb===================================================="He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others."Samuel Johnson==================================================="He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."Paul Keating=================================================="In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily."Charles, Count Talleyrand=================================================="He loves nature in spite of what it did to him."Forrest Tucker=================================================="Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?"Mark Twain==================================================="His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork."Mae West===================================================="Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.."Oscar Wilde====================================================="He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts ... for supportrather than illumination."Andrew Lang (1844-1912)======================================================"He has Van Gogh's ear for music."Billy Wilder======================================================="I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."Groucho Marx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRQ Posted March 4, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 4,879 Reputation: 24 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/14/2006 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Actual intelligent wit; how refreshing. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted March 4, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Very nice... thanks for posting!I especially like Andrew Lang's lamp post quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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