These are cute!
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Copied and pasted these from WendyUsuallyWanders Website:
*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*
· *”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*
*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*
· *”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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Lady to Winston Churchill, "Sir, if you were my husband I'd poison your tea"
Winston Churchill "Madam, if I were your husband I'd drink it"0 -
I love this. Thank you for posting.0
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I LOVE these!
It seems so much more civilized to be sarcastic when taking shots at people.... 0 -
These are great. Thanks for sharing!0
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Oscar WIlde is my favorite--I even have his "action figure"
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Don't think this hasn't been a little slice of heaven, because it hasn't. - Bugs Bunny0
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