[SOC] Insults
Tom Horton
k5iid at sbcglobal.net
Thu Aug 30 14:47:28 EDT 2012
I resemble those remarks!
Tom K5IID
-- Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
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the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,
its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.."
-- Winston Churchill
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K5IID Tom Horton Hillsboro, TX
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Same call for 55 years!
--- On Thu, 8/30/12, BP <n4bp at bellsouth.net> wrote:
From: BP <n4bp at bellsouth.net>
Subject: [SOC] Insults
To: "SOC Reflector" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 6:32 AM
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 put poison in your coffee.”
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 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
“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.” –
Charles, Count Talleyrand
“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 support
rather 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
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