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Glorious Insults
These glorious
insults are from an era when cleverness with The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:
She said, "If you were my husband I'd give
you poison," A member of Parliament to Disraeli:
"Sir, you will either die on the gallows or
of some unspeakable disease."
"He had
delusions of adequacy." -
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none
of the vices I admire."
"A modest
little person, with much to be modest
about."
"I have
never killed a man, but I have read many
obituaries with great pleasure."
"He has
never been known to use a word that might
send a reader to the dictionary."
"Poor
Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions
come from big words?"
"Thank you
for sending me a copy of your book; I'll
waste no time reading it."
"He can
compress the most words into
"I didn't
attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter
saying I approved of it."
"He has no
enemies, "I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play;
Bring a friend....if you have one."
"Cannot
possibly attend first night,
"I feel so
miserable without you; it's almost like
having you here."
"He is a
self-made man, and worships his creator."
"I've just
learned about his illness.
"He is not
only dull himself, he is the cause of
dullness in others."
"He is
simply a shiver looking for a spine to run
up."
"There's
nothing wrong with you that reincarnation
won't cure."
"They never
open their mouths without subtracting from
the sum of human knowledge."
"Some cause
happiness wherever they go;
"He uses
statistics as a drunken man uses
lamp-posts...
"He has Van
Gogh's ear for music."
"I've had a
perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't
it." |
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