13 September 2013

Louis A. Safian 2,000 Insults for All Occasions (1965)

     Louis A. Safian 2,000 Insults for All Occasions (1965) Just what the title says. A handful are bizarre enough to raise a smile, most are more less lame. Demonstration that “witty insult” is generally an oxymoron. Taste in humour has changed since the 60s; actually many of the more obnoxious one-liners show a 50s sensibility, or even earlier.

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Lord Peter Wimsey in Short Takes (Lord Peter, 1972)

Dorothy Sayers. Lord Peter {The collected short stories} (1972) Compiled by James Sandoe. It’s always a pleasure to read about Lord Peter. ...