When
Insults Had Class
These
glorious insults are from an era before
the
English language got boiled down to
4-letter words.
The
exchange between Churchill &Lady Astor:
She said, "If you were my
husband, I'd give you poisoned tea."
He
answered,
"If you were my wife, I'd drink
it."
A
member of Parliament to Prime Minister Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or
of some unspeakable disease."
"That depends, Sir," said
Disraeli, "whether I embrace your
policies or your mistress."
"I have never killed a man, but I
have read many obituaries with great
pleasure."
Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a
word that might send a reader to the dictionary."
William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
"Thank you for sending me a copy
of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses
Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but
I sent a nice letter saying I approved 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 a friend... if you have
one."
George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first
night, will attend second... if there is one."
Winston Churchill, in response.
"I feel so miserable without you,
it's almost like having you here."
Comedian Kip
Adota
"He is a self-made man and
worships his creator."
John Bright
"He is not only dull himself; he
is the cause of dullness in others."
Samuel
Johnson
"He loves nature in spite of what
it did to him."
Forrest Tucker
"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 has Van Gogh's ear for
music."
Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly
wonderful evening. But this wasn't it."
Groucho Marx
When Insults Had Class These glorious insults are from an era
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