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Originally Posted by Chris SUI JURIS
I may have been referring to a toy train  |
Oh, I was aware of that. I just happen to believe that ripostes should be a tad more clever. Admittedly, mine wasn't all that brilliant. It sounded better when one of my exes said it ... altho' I think it was a bus she wanted me under, not a train
England is the home of the witty application of language to insult. My fav is one of Dr. Johnson's:
Dr. Johnson was careless of his dress, and one evening he arrived at a party with his clothes in disarray. His aristocratic hostess said, "Dr. Johnson, your penis is sticking out!" The good Dr. responded, "Madam, you flatter yourself; it is hanging out."