Subject: Insults (Page 30)

Scotland: That garret of the earth – that knuckle-end of England – that land of Calvin, oatcakes, and sulfur.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

He's always backing into the limelight.

(1883 – 1950) English composer

Dorothy is the only woman in history who has had her menopause in public and made it pay.

(1884 – 1980) author & wit

I’ve just learned about his illness; let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

Mariah the fashion pariah… the queen of catastrophic kitsch.

Richard Blackwell (1922 – 2008) fashion critic, journalist, & designer

I see the pain on your face when you say the word intellectual, because it has so many syllables in it.

(1939 – ) Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet & memoirist

He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

The General is suffering from mental saddle sores.

(1874 – 1952) administrator & politician

Reminds me of nothing so much as a dead fish before it has had time to stiffen.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 50) English author & journalist

You look like the kind of woman who dates guys in prison.

(1983 – ) American comedian

He has occasional flashes of silence that make his conversation perfectly delightful.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

When I want to play with a prick, I’ll play with my own.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

She had much in common with Hitler, only no mustache.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter

Well at least he has finally found his true love… what a pity he can’t marry himself.

(1915 – 1998) American singer & actor

An empty cab drove up and Sarah Bernhardt got out.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

Barbara and I celebrated our 51st wedding anniversary yesterday… we are very happy, but I would be happier if she got a job!

(1926 – 2017) American stand-up comedian & actor

I thought he was a young man of promise; but it appears he was a young man of promises.

(1848 – 1930) British Conservative politician & statesman

If you don’t want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president

His mind is so open that the wind whistles through it.

(1918 – 2001) American sportswriter, commentator & actor

Don't get insulted, but is your job devoted to spreading ignorance?

Ambassador Trentino: I didn’t come here to be insulted!

Rufus T. Firefly: That’s what you think!

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host