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The English are masters of the subtle insult, though. This is usually illustrated by quoting Churchill, for example: Bessie Braddock to Churchill -- "Winston,
by pcrh 10y ago
The English are masters of the subtle insult, though. This is usually illustrated by quoting Churchill, for example:
Bessie Braddock to Churchill -- "Winston, you're drunk!"
Churchill: "Bessie, you're ugly, and tomorrow morning I shall be sober"
Edit: there was a great one on TV yesterday, one politician was commenting on the former London Mayor Boris Johnson's stance in the upcoming referendum on the UK's continued membership of the EU and said: "He is far too intelligent to believe what he said."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36401104 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36401104
- sheraz 10y agoAgreed -- the Brits are in a class of their own when it comes to wit. They can tell you to fuck off, and you are actually happy to do so :-)
- pcrh 10y agoThere you go, quoting Churchill :-) Winston S. Churchill — 'Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.'
- david-given 10y agoOoh! Ooh! Churchill quotations! Lady Astor: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." Winston Churchill: "Madame, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."