When Insults Had Class

Grandma Stella recalls a time when insults were delivered with eloquence and wit, each word carefully chosen to cleverly cut down the target.

‘He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.’ ~ Forrest Tucker

‘He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of anyone I know.’ ~ Abraham Lincoln

‘He uses statistics as a drunken uses lamp posts, for support rather than illumination.’ ~ Andrew Lang

‘He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.’ ~ Billy Wilder

‘Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.’ ~ Andrew Lang