OT Humor: When Insults Had Class.... (an OBG)

jo4hn · 2009-08-11T00:24:14+00:00

In this day of mis- and dis- information and slurs of all kinds, I give you a "kinder and gentler world":An exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor.She said, "Sir you are drunk."He said, "Madam, you are ugly, but I shall be sober in the morning".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 poison."He said, "If you were my wife, I'd drink it."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 know 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...