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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 15, 2007 14:42:16 GMT -1
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Post by jh1980 on Oct 15, 2007 14:48:24 GMT -1
A Wilde, Milligan, Fry top three? Sounds pretty accurate to me! Yeah but Clarkson is a cock, really... he's only popular as he's the unofficial head of the UK motorists' lobby. He has the wit and finesse of Jim Davidson - remarkably little! As for Thatcher being 12th!  Was it "laugh till you weep?"    (Besides, it's not like she wrote her own material!) |
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Oct 15, 2007 14:52:29 GMT -1
"Work is the curse of the drinking classes".
one of my favourite quotes ;D
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Post by HURLOCK on Oct 15, 2007 14:52:33 GMT -1
Thatcher whatever you say about her was very good in the commons!
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Post by HURLOCK on Oct 15, 2007 14:58:52 GMT -1
A Wilde, Milligan, Fry top three? Sounds pretty accurate to me! Yeah but Clarkson is a cock, really... he's only popular as he's the unofficial head of the UK motorists' lobby. He has the wit and finesse of Jim Davidson - remarkably little! As for Thatcher being 12th! Was it "laugh till you weep?" (Besides, it's not like she wrote her own material!) Oh FFS so question time is scripted, probably was in later years with two face tony |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 15, 2007 15:01:22 GMT -1
Yeah but Clarkson is a cock, really... he's only popular as he's the unofficial head of the UK motorists' lobby. He has the wit and finesse of Jim Davidson - remarkably little! As for Thatcher being 12th! Was it "laugh till you weep?" (Besides, it's not like she wrote her own material!) In all fairness, Dave is a "Lad's channel" so I'm not surprised to see Clarkson up that high - frankly, it just shows how fantastic the other three are! I do find him funny at times; he occasionally comes out with some real gems. He just generally prefers to use wit as a blunt tool rather than as the sharp-edged weapon used by Wilde, Shaw et al. As for Thatcher; to offer a few: "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." "Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd." "I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end." "I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say." "If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim." "No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions - he had money, too." A fair mix of wit and cynicism there, very much in the mould of Wilde and Shaw! |
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Post by jh1980 on Oct 15, 2007 15:01:39 GMT -1
Thatcher whatever you say about her was very good in the commons! I don't think any politician deserves to be in a list of great wits - and that's no disrespect! |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 15, 2007 15:02:50 GMT -1
Thatcher whatever you say about her was very good in the commons! I don't think any politician deserves to be in a list of great wits - and that's no disrespect! Churchill certainly deserves it, if not for what he said in the house of commons then for what he said outside of it too! |
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Oct 15, 2007 15:02:52 GMT -1
I don't think any politician deserves to be in a list of great wits - and that's no disrespect! a list of twits maybe ;D |
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Post by HURLOCK on Oct 15, 2007 15:03:20 GMT -1
Thatcher whatever you say about her was very good in the commons! I don't think any politician deserves to be in a list of great wits - and that's no disrespect! so Churchill was not good, whoops he's a tory so naturally not |
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Post by jh1980 on Oct 15, 2007 15:07:24 GMT -1
I don't think any politician deserves to be in a list of great wits - and that's no disrespect! Churchill certainly deserves it, if not for what he said in the house of commons then for what he said outside of it too! Let's all just wank over the sainted memory of Churchill! |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 15, 2007 15:09:23 GMT -1
Churchill certainly deserves it, if not for what he said in the house of commons then for what he said outside of it too! Let's all just wank over the sainted memory of Churchill! Well, what have you got against his inclusion? He certainly had among the sharpest, quickest and most biting wit among any prominent individuals of the last hundred years, though I wouldn't claim him to be number one by any stretch. Or are you being judgemental against people with depression and alcohol addiction?!   |
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Post by jh1980 on Oct 15, 2007 15:13:17 GMT -1
Well, what have you got against his inclusion? He certainly had among the sharpest, quickest and most biting wit among any prominent individuals of the last hundred years, though I wouldn't claim him to be number one by any stretch. Or are you being judgemental against people with depression and alcohol addiction?! I have many things against Churchill, but nothing against the description of him as a witty man, with particular reference to the Astor comments and the Attlee ones. No indeed, I think I have tendencies that way myself!   On that note, I bid y'all good night! *wot no rapturous applause?!* |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 15, 2007 15:14:37 GMT -1
I have many things against Churchill, but nothing against the description of him as a witty man, with particular reference to the Astor comments and the Attlee ones. Stop complaining about us applauding his inclusion then "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." "It is the inalienable right of every Englishman to pronounce foreign words exactly as he pleases." "When told by a helpful aide that his flies were undone he replied 'Young man, there is no harm in leaving the cage door open if the bird is dead!" "I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter." And with that, I'm off too - 'night all! |
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Post by HURLOCK on Oct 15, 2007 15:15:02 GMT -1
I though his wit was very quick, and when you think some of the time he was actually pissed when he came out with his one liners!
This has got nothing to do with his policies, just his mind
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Oct 15, 2007 18:51:06 GMT -1
Stephen Fry is a legend.  |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Oct 15, 2007 18:58:11 GMT -1
Stephen Fry is a legend. I still love his definition of 'countryside': "The murder of Piers Morgan" ;D |
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Oct 15, 2007 19:06:13 GMT -1
Stephen Fry is a legend. I still love his definition of 'countryside': "The murder of Piers Morgan" ;D Ha! Brilliant! ;d |
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Was it "laugh till you weep?" 
