• OT? - How to Insult with Style

    From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 4 12:52:35 2022
    No four letter words needed.

    A member of Parliament to British Prime Minister 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



    “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.”

    Australian Prime Minister 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 I'm afraid this wasn't it.”

    Groucho Marx



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    One out of three Biden supporters is just as politically misguided as
    the other two.

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