OT - A bit of fun
Submitted by Nelsons on February 27, 2008 - 7:00pm.
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.

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!

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.

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.

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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