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Title: When Insults Had Class... Post by: Howie on June 16, 2020, 04:21:24 AM Not my work and I don't know the original source.
When Insults Had Class... These glorious insults are from an era " before" the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words . A member of Parliament to 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." "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 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." 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 Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: koko64 on June 16, 2020, 08:08:31 AM [clap]
Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: ungeheuer on June 16, 2020, 10:01:16 AM Lovely.
Glad to see Paul Keating get a run too [thumbsup] Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: ducpainter on June 16, 2020, 01:04:42 PM I bet Rat had some gems. ;D
Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: ute on June 16, 2020, 03:00:17 PM That is so good ...great post
Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: Howie on June 16, 2020, 05:02:28 PM I bet Rat had some gems. ;D Indeed! Rat was a renaissance man. Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: koko64 on June 16, 2020, 05:17:43 PM Churchill's response to the lady that scolded him for being drunk was a cracker :D
Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: Monsterlover on June 18, 2020, 08:55:20 AM I bet Rat had some gems. ;D Oh you know it [laugh] That guy was pretty awesome. Title: Re: When Insults Had Class... Post by: Stella on June 19, 2020, 07:10:38 AM These are great. And have shared (and memorizing a few). Thanks! [thumbsup]
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