Sheltering in Place – Day 48
Ah! The wonders of wordplay!! Like any other writer, I love them. These glorious insults, sent to me by a friend, are from an era “ before” the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. 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 “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 have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”-Clarence Darrow “He has never been known…