I Wish I had Said That
Quote from DavidFullard on March 14, 2024, 8:21 pm1. He had delusions of adequacy. Walter Kerr.
2. He has no enemies but is intensely disliked by his friends. Oscar Wilde.
3. He is a self made man and worships his creator. John Bright.
4. He is not only dull himself but he causes dullness in others. Samuel Johnson.5.
5. He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to crawl up. Paul Keating
6. His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork. Mae. West
7. Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde
8. I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening but this wasn’t it. Groucho Marx
9 He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. Winston Churchill
10.I feel so miserable without you, it’s almost like having you here. Stephen Bishop
Number 5 is my favourite. There are so many of these famous sayings, why not add yours?
1. He had delusions of adequacy. Walter Kerr.
2. He has no enemies but is intensely disliked by his friends. Oscar Wilde.
3. He is a self made man and worships his creator. John Bright.
4. He is not only dull himself but he causes dullness in others. Samuel Johnson.5.
5. He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to crawl up. Paul Keating
6. His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork. Mae. West
7. Some cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde
8. I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening but this wasn’t it. Groucho Marx
9 He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. Winston Churchill
10.I feel so miserable without you, it’s almost like having you here. Stephen Bishop
Number 5 is my favourite. There are so many of these famous sayings, why not add yours?
Quote from jkwebster06 on March 14, 2024, 9:30 pmRSM Roy Mills 3DG on the Regimental square in Detmold when not happy with our drill ; "No wonder the Sisters of Mercy devour their young at birth" !! John (JKW)
RSM Roy Mills 3DG on the Regimental square in Detmold when not happy with our drill ; "No wonder the Sisters of Mercy devour their young at birth" !! John (JKW)
Quote from Cliff_C on March 15, 2024, 7:18 amTC, "Yer heeds full o' sweetie papers laddie", I've used that one a few times
One that always makes me smile is whilst at JLR, on parade you were told "your a maggot, what are you?" reply, "a maggot sergeant major"
Dave, you forgot one Churchill's many greats " My dear you are ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be ugly'
I keep meaning to get a copy of his quotes.
Best wishes
Cliff
TC, "Yer heeds full o' sweetie papers laddie", I've used that one a few times
One that always makes me smile is whilst at JLR, on parade you were told "your a maggot, what are you?" reply, "a maggot sergeant major"
Dave, you forgot one Churchill's many greats " My dear you are ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be ugly'
I keep meaning to get a copy of his quotes.
Best wishes
Cliff
Quote from DavidFullard on March 15, 2024, 11:42 amCliff I was deliberately copying less famous sayings I found funny/clever/ sarcastic.
Churchill’s quote you mention has always had its veracity challenged over the years but on balance of probabilities it is believed he did say it to Bessie Braddock MP [ who certainly had been smacked with the ugly stick] one evening, not drunk but very tired and a bit wobbly on his feet.My favourite story, and I am uncertain of the veracity, is from Sandhurst.
Academy Sergeant Major to Junior Under Officer, poking him in the chest with his pace stick, ‘Mr XYZ Sir there’s a Cu#t on the end of my stick’ ‘Yes Sir but not my end’! Like most legendary stories there may well have been some adds and subtractions over the years but I just really want that to have happened!
Cliff I was deliberately copying less famous sayings I found funny/clever/ sarcastic.
Churchill’s quote you mention has always had its veracity challenged over the years but on balance of probabilities it is believed he did say it to Bessie Braddock MP [ who certainly had been smacked with the ugly stick] one evening, not drunk but very tired and a bit wobbly on his feet.
My favourite story, and I am uncertain of the veracity, is from Sandhurst.
Academy Sergeant Major to Junior Under Officer, poking him in the chest with his pace stick, ‘Mr XYZ Sir there’s a Cu#t on the end of my stick’ ‘Yes Sir but not my end’! Like most legendary stories there may well have been some adds and subtractions over the years but I just really want that to have happened!