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The human body : yet another consumable ? | 52 comments (52 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

It was George Bernard Shaw (none / 0)

I don't think Winston Churchill had a satirical bone in his body, and he was too conservative for such jokes.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 1st, 2005 at 06:57:42 AM EST
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Re: It was George Bernard Shaw (none / 0)

I may well have been mixing it up with an exchange he certainly was involved in at a dinner party:

Lady Astor: "If I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee"
Churchill: "If you were my wife, I'd drink it"

by Londonbear on Thu Dec 1st, 2005 at 07:23:00 AM EST
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Strangers on a train (none / 0)

Man: if that child were mine I'd throw him out the window.
Woman: if he were yours I'd trow him out, too.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 1st, 2005 at 07:26:07 AM EST
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Re: It was George Bernard Shaw (none / 0)

it seems to me a very conservative joke.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Thu Dec 1st, 2005 at 06:42:03 PM EST
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