insults with class

ZFR · 10-14-2006, 10:47 AM

A forwarded email I received

Subject: when insults had class

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

"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

"He had delusions of adequacy." -- Walter Kerr

"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

"He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears,
but by diligent hard work, he overcame them." --
James Reston (about Richard Nixon)

"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

Iron Greasel · 10-14-2006, 03:38 PM

Some of those made me smile. I'll use those if ever the opportunity presents itself.

Jorath Calar · 10-14-2006, 05:22 PM

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." --
Winston Churchill

I'm adding this one to my sig... [img]smile.gif[/img]

SpiritWarrior · 10-14-2006, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." --
Winston Churchill

I'm adding this one to my sig... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Lol, is that Ted from Scrubs?

Jorath Calar · 10-14-2006, 06:56 PM

Yes indeedy [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-14-2006, 10:47 AM	#1
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 39 Posts: 7,367	A forwarded email I received Subject: when insults had class "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." -- William 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've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." -- Groucho Marx "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 "He had delusions of adequacy." -- Walter Kerr "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 "He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them." -- James Reston (about Richard Nixon) "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 __________________ ZFR

10-14-2006, 03:38 PM	#2
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 35 Posts: 1,701	Some of those made me smile. I'll use those if ever the opportunity presents itself. __________________

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10-14-2006, 05:22 PM	#3
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." -- Winston Churchill I'm adding this one to my sig... [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Yes indeedy [img]smile.gif[/img]

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