OT - A bit of fun


This is making the rounds on the Internet again - thought I'd post it for anyone who would enjoy a little laugh.

"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx

The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, "If you were my
husband I'd give you poison," and he said, "If you were my wife, I'd drink
it."

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

"A modest little person, with much to be modest about." - 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." - Willi am Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).

"Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" -
Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)

"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading
it." - Moses Hadas

"He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know." -
Abraham Lincoln

"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

"There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." Jack E.
Leonard

"He has the attention span of a lightning bolt." - Robert Redford

"They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human
knowledge." - Thomas Brackett Reed

"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

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And here is a fun site I found when I was verifying the quotes:

http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/tut/origin.htm

Not sure how many days I'll leave this blog posted - the last one got a nasty addition from someone, so I took it down after only a couple of days. Anyway, this doesn't really meet the official criteria for a blog entry, so I'm pushing my luck as it is. :)

Proud to be an American.

early-bird's picture
Submitted by early-bird on February 27, 2008 - 7:53pm.

synthetic environment Republican Health Care Plan : Be Rich or Die


Stan4Clark's picture
Submitted by Stan4Clark on February 27, 2008 - 8:15pm.

I just love these, Snoslen.

Another Churchillism: A lady says to Churchill at a party, "Sir, you are drunk." Replied Churchill, "Yes, madam, and you are fat. But tomorrow, *I* will be sober."

And from an unknown source: "I'd like to buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth."

Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
Wes Clark -- Make America All It Can Be!


jen's picture
Submitted by jen on February 27, 2008 - 9:31pm.

got the line in his song Red Dress:

Yes I'm drunk but damn you're ugly
Tell you one thing yes I will
Tomorrow morning I'll be sober
You'll be just as ugly still

He's Larry McMurtry's son (Lonesome Dove, etc.) and most of his songs are colorful little stories.


Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right.


jen's picture
Submitted by jen on February 27, 2008 - 9:27pm.

These are great! Thanks, Nelsons.


Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right.


MA3's picture
Submitted by MA3 on February 28, 2008 - 2:35am.

Great minds and leaders have to be sarcastic because that is the polite way to confront your opponent and maintain diplomacy.

 

Note:  The statement may apply to some hard core supporters.*

* The conclusion was based on sense of humor.


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