tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post3263431684519326436..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Beer O’Clock: In praise of the eloquent insultPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-37889582282732083752016-02-29T23:28:08.414+13:002016-02-29T23:28:08.414+13:00ahha I just came to this entry / I just remember n...ahha I just came to this entry / I just remember now Owen McShane / it was good to know him .paul scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675247055484136242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-26918029708423772662009-03-30T23:44:00.000+13:002009-03-30T23:44:00.000+13:00I thought of this post as I watched Daniel Hannan ...I thought of this post as I watched <A HREF="http://www.mandm.org.nz/2009/03/daniel-hannan-v-gordon-brown-brezhnev.html" REL="nofollow">Daniel Hannan stick it to Gordon Brown</A> over his mismanagement of the economy oh so eloquently. The clever, withering insult is an art.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-82684276341039009932009-03-24T06:07:00.000+13:002009-03-24T06:07:00.000+13:00When the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich was being p...When the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich was being prepped for his heart operation, they asked him if he was allergic to anything, and he replied, "Only country music" :)WAKE UPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136292620916207019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-40863823865947787882009-03-23T10:14:00.000+13:002009-03-23T10:14:00.000+13:00Yes, Den -- and another favourite from Groucho who...Yes, Den -- and another favourite from Groucho who said he'd never want to belong to any club that would have him as a member. :)<BR/><BR/>And the US Congressman (name escapes me) who walked past an old adversary, patted the latter's bald head and loudly said "Hmmm. Feels just like my wife's bottom".<BR/><BR/>Baldie (touching his head) just as loudly: "Yes, it does, doesn't it!"<BR/><BR/>" .. spine looking for a shiver to run up .. "<BR/><BR/>Always thought that was Muldoon on Bob Tizard. ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-53100781141889569182009-03-23T09:22:00.000+13:002009-03-23T09:22:00.000+13:00IF you want to get the martini right go to:http://...IF you want to get the martini right go to:<BR/><BR/>http://www.rmastudies.org.nz/index.php/entertainments/55-entertainments/105-the-martini-gospel-according-to-mcshane<BR/><BR/>And now you can replace the English Saphire gin with our own Christies which has 47% alcohol and is a wonderful Crisp Green Gin. Only $40 a litre bottle too.Owen McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130002581563595646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-45244323972319532022009-03-23T09:15:00.000+13:002009-03-23T09:15:00.000+13:00Excellent, however it is missing the quintessentia...Excellent, however it is missing the quintessential zinger attributed to Churchill, where he is accosted by a woman who berates him for being drunk, and he replies: 'Yes, and you are ugly, but I will be sober in the morning'.<BR/><BR/>DenMTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com