Insults

These insults are from an era before the English language boiled down to
4-letter words. Got it as a forward. Couldn't resist putting it up here:-)


The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:
She said, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.”
He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
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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 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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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
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