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Old 20-03-2014, 14:36   #63
taddy
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Re: Witty Ripostes and insults....

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Originally Posted by walkinman221 View Post
Another i like is Winston Churchill to Lady Astor ( i think ) she said "Sir if you were my husband i would poison your tea " to which he replied " Madam if you were my wife i would drink it" . Top drawer or what?
Another one credited to the great man was to the speaker of the house of commons, Betty Boothroyd, (I think ), when she reportedly said to him, "you sir are drunk", to which he replied, "and you madam are ugly but I shall be sober in the morning".
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