Guest guest Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " garyfalk1943 " <falkgw@h...> > wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > > wrote: > > >snip>> > > > > > > A lady was really angry at > > > > > Churchill and said: > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Churchill, if you were my husband, > > > > > I would have put poison in your tea ! > > > > > > > > > > Churchill replied: > > > > > > > > > > " Lady, if you were my wife, > > > > > I would have gladly drank that poison ! " . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with warm regards, > > > > > ac.>> > > > > > > > > Fantastic, ac. Groucho himself, could not have done better. > One > > > of > > > > the truly great comebacks of all time. Totally hilarious. > Thanks. > > > > > > devi: glad you are amused at my expense...actually i think that > is > > a > > > mulla nassrudin story..it figures that ac would get the *cheap* > > shot > > > version...>> > > > > Devi, I'm sure everything is a mulla nassrudin story to you. The > > fact is, it was totally 100% Winny Churchill. > > devi: prove it! Here's your proof: Lady Astor: " Winston, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your coffee. " Winston: " Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it. " This exchange is sometimes attributed to Winston's good friend F.E. Smith, but in Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's The Glitter and the Gold she writes that the exchange occurred at Blenheim when her son was host. See also the American edition of Martin Gilbert's In Search of Churchill (not in the British edition). In Nancy: The Life of Lady Astor, Christopher Sykes confirms Consuelo Balsan's account. " It sounds like an invention but is well authenticated. [Churchill] and the Astors were staying with Churchill's cousin, the Duke of Marlborough, at Blenheim Palace. Nancy and Churchill argued ferociously throughout the weekend. " Now why don't you show me a mullah nassrudin story that is even remotely similar to this? I've already checked. You won't find one, believe me. Baba Garydas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Nisargadatta , " misterenlightenment " <misterenlightenment> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " garyfalk1943 " <falkgw@h...> > > wrote: > > > Nisargadatta , " devianandi " <polansky@m...> > > > wrote: > > > >snip>> > > > > > > > > A lady was really angry at > > > > > > Churchill and said: > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr. Churchill, if you were my husband, > > > > > > I would have put poison in your tea ! > > > > > > > > > > > > Churchill replied: > > > > > > > > > > > > " Lady, if you were my wife, > > > > > > I would have gladly drank that poison ! " . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with warm regards, > > > > > > ac.>> > > > > > > > > > > Fantastic, ac. Groucho himself, could not have done better. > > One > > > > of > > > > > the truly great comebacks of all time. Totally hilarious. > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > devi: glad you are amused at my expense...actually i think that > > is > > > a > > > > mulla nassrudin story..it figures that ac would get the *cheap* > > > shot > > > > version...>> > > > > > > Devi, I'm sure everything is a mulla nassrudin story to you. The > > > fact is, it was totally 100% Winny Churchill. > > > > devi: prove it! > > Here's your proof: > > Lady Astor: " Winston, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your > coffee. " > Winston: " Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it. " > This exchange is sometimes attributed to Winston's good friend F.E. > Smith, but in Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's The Glitter and the Gold > she writes that the exchange occurred at Blenheim when her son was > host. See also the American edition of Martin Gilbert's In Search of > Churchill (not in the British edition). In Nancy: The Life of Lady > Astor, Christopher Sykes confirms Consuelo Balsan's account. " It > sounds like an invention but is well authenticated. [Churchill] and > the Astors were staying with Churchill's cousin, the Duke of > Marlborough, at Blenheim Palace. Nancy and Churchill argued > ferociously throughout the weekend. " > > Now why don't you show me a mullah nassrudin story that is even > remotely similar to this? > > I've already checked. You won't find one, believe me. > > Baba Garydas devi: ok..you win..i was wrong....i actually spent about a half hour looking through mula jokes..couldn't find that exact joke with mulas name in it but i did find alot of similar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Nisargadatta , " misterenlightenment " <misterenlightenment> wrote: snip > > Lady Astor: " Winston, if I were your wife I'd put poison in your > coffee. " > Winston: " Nancy, if I were your husband I'd drink it. " > This exchange is sometimes attributed to Winston's good friend F.E. > Smith, but in Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's The Glitter and the Gold > she writes that the exchange occurred at Blenheim when her son was > host. See also the American edition of Martin Gilbert's In Search of > Churchill (not in the British edition). In Nancy: The Life of Lady > Astor, Christopher Sykes confirms Consuelo Balsan's account. " It > sounds like an invention but is well authenticated. [Churchill] and > the Astors were staying with Churchill's cousin, the Duke of > Marlborough, at Blenheim Palace. Nancy and Churchill argued > ferociously throughout the weekend. " > > Now why don't you show me a mullah nassrudin story that is even > remotely similar to this? > > I've already checked. You won't find one, believe me. > > Baba Garydas Nancy Astor was an American wasn't she? She became a member of Parliament in England, I believe. She was married to Waldorf Astor, hence of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, where the Waldorf salad (which I think is horrible) was invented. Didn't Waldorf go down with the Titanic? Or am I wrong about that? I get my most of my history from watching BBC productions on TV, and my facts are somewhat sketchy at best. When I was a child, my grandmother would sometimes take me to New York for the weekend, and we would stay in some pokey little rooms at the back, in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which were reserved for members of her waspy club, The Junior League. It was all pretty Junior League actually. My grandmother liked to sit with me in the lobby of the Waldorf, watching the fancy ladies in their evening dresses waltz in and out. This was in the 1950's and crinoline was all the rage. All of those elegant ladies, with their small waists and voluminous pastel skirts, looking just like Grace Kelly. I always felt that just sitting there watching them was pretty stupid. I thought we should have gotten dressed up and joined them. Strange idea of Waspy voyeurism circa 1959. My favorite Winston Churchill story went something like this. He was staying at the White House as a guest of FDR, hoping to gain some support for the war effort in England, even though at the time the US had not yet joined the war. FDR walked into Churchill's room one evening while Churchhill was dressing for dinner. Churchill, who was stark naked at the time quipped, " I have nothing to hide. " But that isn't as good as the poison story--Durga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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