Quote of the Day - Sir! You're drunk! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Mephisto2 · 12-20-2003, 10:15 PM

I've decided that there's an opportunity for me to post interesting, thoughful and amusing quotes to this board.

Oft times I find myself wanting to share something that is not long enough to justifiy a "Passage of the Day", so I hereby constitute a "Quote of the Day" series.

Feel free to comment, contribute, castigate or criticise...

Quote:

Sir Winston Churchill, on replying to Lady's Astors comment "Sir, you're drunk!"

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.

It should be noted that there are several versions of the above quote available, but this seemed to me to be the most amusing.

Sir Winston Churchill; truly a giant amongst men.

:-)

Mr Mephisto

cchris · 12-20-2003, 10:38 PM

A classic retort

QuasiMojo · 12-20-2003, 10:42 PM

QuasiMojo · 12-20-2003, 10:44 PM

Mr Churchhill...where in the Hell do you come across

blizzak · 12-20-2003, 11:27 PM

heh I have a book called "The Wit of Sir Winston"
always a good read

gremlinx8 · 12-20-2003, 11:28 PM

Upon searching I found this quote with the following said afterward--
Lady Astor: Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink!
Churchill: Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it.

Phaenx · 12-20-2003, 11:53 PM

Mark Twain and Winston Churchill would have been awesome internet trolls, they're way ahead of their time in terms of humor.

Mephisto2 · 12-21-2003, 01:24 PM

Gremlinx8

Doh! There goes one of my other planned quotes...

Thankfully, between Churchill, Twain, Wilde and Johnson I still have a few up my sleeve.

Mr Mephisto

Bob Biter · 12-21-2003, 02:57 PM

Oscar Wilde: "A true friend stabs you in the front."

Classic.

present_future · 12-22-2003, 09:15 AM

Whoever said that Brits can't be funny?

Mephisto2 · 12-22-2003, 03:45 PM

I personally think British humour is streets ahead of American.

But then again, that's just my opinion...

Mr Mephisto

krwlz · 12-22-2003, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by present_future
Whoever said that Brits can't be funny?

I think we dont find it quite as hilarious as they do, becasue britian is a very ordered society. And therefore they find mass amounts of disorder funny.

We, as a people, are the epitome of chaos.

MSD · 12-22-2003, 08:15 PM

I think what Phaenx said should be a quote of the day somewhere down the road.

clifclav · 12-23-2003, 02:08 PM

Man that Lady Astor sounds like a real biatch

bluearmy · 12-23-2003, 05:08 PM

In my work place I am the union rep and my general manager once told me, I had made a classic quote when remarking about the management styles of one of his front line managers. I said, "The man has the tact of Attila the Hun with the man management skills of penguin"
Apparently that is now legendary around the site I work at, mainly because it's true

Halx · 12-23-2003, 05:49 PM

bluearmy, that may be creative, but the penguin reference doesn't tie in well enough with attila the hun. While being familiar with the guy may help, I think you could work on it a little more, make it more pun-ish.

lightning · 12-24-2003, 07:11 AM

Here's one I like:

Gen. Colin Powell

"We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we’ve done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan and put wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in, and otherwise we have returned home to seek our own... to seek our own lives in peace, to live our own lives in peace. But there comes a time when soft power or talking with evil will not work where, unfortunately, hard power is the only thing that works."

skier · 12-25-2003, 08:44 PM

Crazy ol' Winston.. He was one sharp cookie.

'Nother quote of his in my sig

12-20-2003, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
cchris Junkie Location: Sydney	A classic retort __________________ There's a fine line between participation and mockery

12-20-2003, 10:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	Heee __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

12-20-2003, 10:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	Mr Churchhill...where in the Hell do you come across __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

12-20-2003, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
blizzak Crazy	heh I have a book called "The Wit of Sir Winston" always a good read __________________ Fueled by oxytocin!

12-20-2003, 11:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
gremlinx8 Insane Location: Illinois	Upon searching I found this quote with the following said afterward-- Lady Astor: Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink! Churchill: Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it. __________________ Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. -Lennon

12-20-2003, 11:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	Mark Twain and Winston Churchill would have been awesome internet trolls, they're way ahead of their time in terms of humor. __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

12-21-2003, 01:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	Gremlinx8 Doh! There goes one of my other planned quotes... Thankfully, between Churchill, Twain, Wilde and Johnson I still have a few up my sleeve. Mr Mephisto

12-21-2003, 02:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	Oscar Wilde: "A true friend stabs you in the front." Classic. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

12-22-2003, 09:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
present_future Take my hand Location: Everywhere, but nowhere	Whoever said that Brits can't be funny? __________________ The only thing I'll ever ask of you... you gotta promise not to stop when I say when.

12-22-2003, 03:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	I personally think British humour is streets ahead of American. But then again, that's just my opinion... Mr Mephisto

12-22-2003, 08:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I think what Phaenx said should be a quote of the day somewhere down the road.

12-23-2003, 02:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
clifclav absolute relativist Location: D.C.	Man that Lady Astor sounds like a real biatch __________________ Neither rain , nor cold, nor dark of night shall.......ahh whatever, just get me a beer!

12-23-2003, 05:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
bluearmy Insane Location: uk	In my work place I am the union rep and my general manager once told me, I had made a classic quote when remarking about the management styles of one of his front line managers. I said, "The man has the tact of Attila the Hun with the man management skills of penguin" Apparently that is now legendary around the site I work at, mainly because it's true

12-23-2003, 05:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	bluearmy, that may be creative, but the penguin reference doesn't tie in well enough with attila the hun. While being familiar with the guy may help, I think you could work on it a little more, make it more pun-ish. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

12-24-2003, 07:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
lightning Tilted Location: Texas	Here's one I like: Gen. Colin Powell "We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we’ve done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan and put wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in, and otherwise we have returned home to seek our own... to seek our own lives in peace, to live our own lives in peace. But there comes a time when soft power or talking with evil will not work where, unfortunately, hard power is the only thing that works."

12-25-2003, 08:44 PM	#18 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Crazy ol' Winston.. He was one sharp cookie. 'Nother quote of his in my sig __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim