When insults had class

**IZaNaMI** · 10-25-2006, 05:52 PM

"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

Rvee · 10-26-2006, 03:08 AM

Congrats I really liked this

Rvee

stevent222 · 10-26-2006, 05:36 AM

I just said something not to nice and Im trying to delet it but seem unable to.
So Im writting this instead to cover up what I said in the frist place.
I hope that you all pardon me.
Thank you.

Angy · 10-26-2006, 06:01 AM

on POD

HonestyPleeze · 10-26-2006, 06:05 AM

GREAT POST! I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE THOSE INSULTS WOULD FIT

Congrats on the P O D!!

druid627 · 10-26-2006, 06:39 AM

CONGRATULATIONS IZaNaMI
ON A PERFECT P O D!!!

There are a few of these I got to remember,for with some of the people I've met recently ,they'd fit......

Romford Lad · 10-26-2006, 07:27 AM

This is a great post ~ well done ~ I only wish I could have thought of some of them!!

**FeistyLaraCroft** · 10-26-2006, 07:31 AM

longwalker · 10-26-2006, 07:50 AM

Whoa! Those are devastating!!

Congratulations on POTD!!!

**IZaNaMI** · 10-26-2006, 01:23 PM

Thanks for all the replies! I think the last one is my favourite

10-25-2006, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
IZaNaMI Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: puɐ1buǝ 'ǝɹıɥsʞɹoʎ Posts: 21,699	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

10-26-2006, 03:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rvee Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Delhi India but basically come from Shimla a cool place in the foothills of Himalayas Posts: 3	Great Thread Congrats I really liked this Rvee

10-26-2006, 06:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Angy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Proud Smoggie Posts: 11,017	on POD __________________

10-26-2006, 06:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
HonestyPleeze Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 269	GREAT POST! I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE THOSE INSULTS WOULD FIT Congrats on the P O D!! __________________ *LOVE ISN'T FINDING A PERFECT PERSON,* IT'S SEEING AN IMPERFECT PERSON PERFECTLY!

10-26-2006, 06:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
druid627 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the midwestern state shaped like clothing Posts: 12,178	CONGRATULATIONS IZaNaMI ON A PERFECT P O D!!! There are a few of these I got to remember,for with some of the people I've met recently ,they'd fit...... __________________ *Be alert! the world needs more lerts!*

10-26-2006, 05:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
stevent222 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hemet, CA. Posts: 9,063	I just said something not to nice and Im trying to delet it but seem unable to. So Im writting this instead to cover up what I said in the frist place. I hope that you all pardon me. Thank you.

10-26-2006, 07:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Romford Lad Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Romford, Essex, England Posts: 1,967	This is a great post ~ well done ~ I only wish I could have thought of some of them!!

10-26-2006, 07:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
FeistyLaraCroft Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 23,885	__________________

10-26-2006, 07:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
longwalker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan, Oakland County Posts: 6,892	Whoa! Those are devastating!! Congratulations on POTD!!! __________________ When in doubt twirl!

10-26-2006, 01:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
IZaNaMI Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: puɐ1buǝ 'ǝɹıɥsʞɹoʎ Posts: 21,699	Thanks for all the replies! I think the last one is my favourite

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