I Love A Good Insult
Two of my favourite songs ever are insults to someone, Resurrection by Stone Roses, and Fuck You by Lily Allen.
Here's my top 10 insults from Classic Insults, 30 Smart Comebacks And Insults Said By Historical Figures, 22 of the best insults in classical music, and The Best 7 Insults In History.
- “Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” – Moses Hadas
- “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
- “He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.” – Paul Keating
- “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.” – Andrew Lang
- “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But I’m afraid this wasn’t it.” – Groucho Marx
- The exchange between Winston Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.” He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
- “Ran the gamut of emotions from A to B.” – Dorothy Parker about Katharine Hepburn's performance in the play The Lake.
- Anonymous actress told Ilka Chase, "I enjoyed reading your book. Who wrote it for you?", Chase was quick to deliver the best comeback: "Darling, I'm so glad that you liked it. Who read it to you?"
- "I like your opera - I think I will set it to music." – Beethoven
- "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." – Dorothy Parker
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