“Attacking his opponent Disraeli in Parliament, Gladstone remarked that ‘the honourable gentleman will either end on the gallows or die of some loathsome disease.’ To which Gladstone rejoined: ‘That depends on whether I embrace the honourable gentleman’s principles or his mistresses.’”
— An example of a witty repartee,
A Glossary of Literary Terms.

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And this was just about the only quotable passage in the whole 400 pages long book. Fittingly, it was located in the very last entry, too.
15. November 2007 @ 17:52 ( Permalink )
It was a funny one, though!
15. November 2007 @ 20:34 ( Permalink )
Yeah. I thought it was well worth the wait, and I suspect the guy who wrote the Glossary for placing a juicy thing like that at the end on purpose. You know, so as to provide his readers with a small treat for getting so far.
Of course, this inate theory of mine is somewhat undermined by the fact that this is a glossary, and glossaries aren’t meant to be read from front to back.
16. November 2007 @ 00:48 ( Permalink )
“Of course, this inate theory of mine is somewhat undermined by the fact that this is a glossary, and glossaries aren’t meant to be read from front to back. ”
Unless you’re in Japan. (that made no sense just keep sipping!)
16. November 2007 @ 00:57 ( Permalink )
But I don’t have anything to sip…
16. November 2007 @ 01:08 ( Permalink )
Nono, *I* must keep sipping. So that I appear busy and you won’t point out my horribly contentless joke’s contentlessness.
16. November 2007 @ 01:15 ( Permalink )
Oooh, like that! Well, do go on about your business, then, and I will be more occupied by your sipping than by that… joke?
16. November 2007 @ 01:25 ( Permalink )
Uh-huh.
16. November 2007 @ 03:31 ( Permalink )