Interesting People - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was voted Britain's greatest wit. (In a poll conducted by UK TV station "Dave" people were asked to vote for their favourite "wit". The results were a bit surprising and all men: The highest ranked woman in the poll, taking 12th place, was, believe it or not, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher! Here is a list of the top ten, with a sample of their wittiness. 1 Oscar Wilde: "Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast." 2 Spike Milligan: "A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree." 3 Stephen Fry: "It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue." 4 Jeremy Clarkson: "Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… That's what gets you.." 5 Sir Winston Churchill: "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." 6 Paul Merton: "My school days were the happiest of my life: ...