tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post5077411660999802797..comments2024-03-29T04:46:01.420-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Quotes, Misquotes and MisattributationsOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-86337075774723250512020-11-02T08:04:34.547-05:002020-11-02T08:04:34.547-05:00I think there will be plenty of that going on this...I think there will be plenty of that going on this week, Kwei!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31987601861859583642020-11-02T08:04:08.831-05:002020-11-02T08:04:08.831-05:00You might very well think that, Jeff, but I couldn...You might very well think that, Jeff, but I couldn't possibly comment...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-54388741392056044332020-11-02T08:03:27.176-05:002020-11-02T08:03:27.176-05:00Apparently so. Churchill is supposed to have made ...Apparently so. Churchill is supposed to have made the remark to MP Bessie Braddock.<br /><br />I could have made up an entire post from Churchill quotations. My particular favourite is this exchange with Lady Nancy Astor:<br /><br />Astor: If I were your wife, I'd put poison in your tea.<br />Churchill: If I were your husband, I'd drink it.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45801343942028423022020-11-02T07:59:43.671-05:002020-11-02T07:59:43.671-05:00But he really should have done, Michael...But he really should have done, Michael...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-34102898658193462732020-11-02T07:59:17.832-05:002020-11-02T07:59:17.832-05:00Sadly, EvKa, I think there are plenty of books on ...Sadly, EvKa, I think there are plenty of books on the subject!<br /><br />Yes, the Gone With The Wind closing quote was my other choice for oft misquoted.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-18499866935284480392020-11-01T15:26:04.540-05:002020-11-01T15:26:04.540-05:00My word of the week is
Psephology: quantitative an...My word of the week is<br />Psephology: quantitative analysis of elections and ballotingKwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-10052667135660743942020-11-01T15:22:12.806-05:002020-11-01T15:22:12.806-05:00As much as your post successfully distracted me fr...As much as your post successfully distracted me from the present, I cannot help but wonder if given the choice between scaphism and continued trumpism, how many would choose the former. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15682131809027458512020-11-01T15:18:54.149-05:002020-11-01T15:18:54.149-05:00What about the legend that a woman said to Churchi...What about the legend that a woman said to Churchill, "Sir, you are drunk." To which he replied, "And you are ugly. In the morning I'll be sober." Did that really happen?Kwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7415584459282933272020-11-01T03:12:52.910-05:002020-11-01T03:12:52.910-05:00Great fun, Zoe. Thanks for giving us a break from ...Great fun, Zoe. Thanks for giving us a break from the "handcart".<br />One of my favorite quotes is attributed to Winston Churchill, "A magnum is the perfect size for two gentlemen to have over lunch, especially if one isn't drinking.” Unfortunately, it seems he never said it...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43636126784648849852020-11-01T01:15:56.728-04:002020-11-01T01:15:56.728-04:00And then we have the oft misquoted as, "Frank...And then we have the oft misquoted as, "Frankly, Scarlet, I don't give a damn."<br /><br />I've often found it interesting the number of truly awful ways people have found to kill other people. That would be an interesting subject for a book...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com