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When insults had class
Today’s piece of humor as nothing to do with investments, but concerns soms glorious insults from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. Enjoy! A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.” “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 “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 “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. 1 comment to When insults had classLeave a Reply | |||||||||||
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