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jatco · 22 August 2011, 11:56 AM

..a little long, but kinda worth it, IMO...
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Hadn't seen these for a while .... but they are timeless.
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These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words..
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-- 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."
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."He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr
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"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." - Winston Churchill
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·"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." Clarence Darrow
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·"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
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-"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas.
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·-"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain.
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.- "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.." - Oscar Wilde.
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.-"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.
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·-"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." - Stephen Bishop.
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.-"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." - John Bright.
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.-"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." - Irvin S. Cobb.
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.-"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." - Samuel Johnson.
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.-"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." - Paul Keating.
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.-"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." - Charles, Count Talleyrand.
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.-"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." - Forrest Tucker.
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.-"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain.
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.-"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." - Mae West.
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.-"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde.
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.-"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912).
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.-"He has Van Gogh's ear for music." - Billy Wilder.
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.-"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx. - (love that one...LOL...)
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Gotta admit, they're pretty 'Classy' ....

mitchy · 22 August 2011, 07:05 PM

aquanaut · 22 August 2011, 07:31 PM

Lol!

Art 1 · 22 August 2011, 09:24 PM

swatty · 23 August 2011, 09:26 AM

Some good ones there

jay_man2 · 23 August 2011, 09:30 AM

They're all good. I like this one the most:

-"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." - John Bright.

theloxmyth · 23 August 2011, 09:42 AM

Eloquently misstated.

brkanand · 23 August 2011, 10:03 AM

Brilliant Compilation! Enjoyed reading and thanks so much for posting!

toph · 23 August 2011, 10:54 AM

love them!
I may add one actually 2 from Churchill.
An MP was speaking in the house of commons and Churchill was bored and had his eyes closed looking asleep..
The Speaker says: Must you sleep while i am speaking, to which Churchill replied
No! It is purely Voluntary

the man just had a way with words
2) A female MP in Parliament said to Churchill after he spoke ,that if 'you were my husband i would put Arsenic your tea'
To which he replied: 'If i was your husband i woudl drink it'! haha

CoolRich59 · 23 August 2011, 11:10 AM

Thanks for posting this! I had seen this in an e-mail years ago and neglected to save it. It's preserved now!

Colnago · 23 August 2011, 02:51 PM

Lady Astor to Churchill - "Winston, you are drunk!"

Churchill - "Yes, I am, but in the morning I shall be sober, you will still be ugly"

ManUtd · 23 August 2011, 03:27 PM

I love these Churchill quotes.

dpkong · 24 August 2011, 12:51 AM

Saxon007 · 24 August 2011, 09:54 AM

Churchill is fondly remembered for many reasons, including this one:

"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."

SWIMPRUF · 27 August 2011, 10:10 PM

FeelingTheBlues · 20 October 2011, 04:05 AM

Thank you for sharing, now I can learn them all and use them whenever I need to!

drtooth73 · 20 October 2011, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay_man2

They're all good. I like this one the most:

-"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." - John Bright.

x2

TSW · 20 October 2011, 04:28 AM

Rebel · 20 October 2011, 05:38 AM

T.S.Eliot · 20 October 2011, 06:33 AM

G. K. Chesterton to G. B. Shaw:

"To look at you, anyone would think a famine had struck England". Shaw retorted, "To look at you, anyone would think you have caused it"

Good thread.

Cheers,
K

dpkong · 28 October 2011, 12:38 AM

indeed, those were the days when men (and women) had class...

22 August 2011, 11:56 AM	#1
jatco 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Thomas Location: YVR Watch: 116233/79190 Posts: 48,525	..When Insults had 'class'.... ..a little long, but kinda worth it, IMO... . Hadn't seen these for a while .... but they are timeless. . 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. - (love that one...LOL...) . Gotta admit, they're pretty 'Classy' .... __________________ . . ' A Crown for every achievement '

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toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	love them! I may add one actually 2 from Churchill. An MP was speaking in the house of commons and Churchill was bored and had his eyes closed looking asleep.. The Speaker says: Must you sleep while i am speaking, to which Churchill replied No! It is purely Voluntary the man just had a way with words 2) A female MP in Parliament said to Churchill after he spoke ,that if 'you were my husband i would put Arsenic your tea' To which he replied: 'If i was your husband i woudl drink it'! haha __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

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