22 Of History’s Greatest Comebacks, Replies and Retorts
Here’s an awesome collection of the best comebacks, replies and retorts from some of history’s greatest icons in sport, entertainment, politics and literature.
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1. Robert Benchley
2. William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway
Faulkner: “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” Hemingway: “Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?”
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3. Oscar Wilde
4. Winston Churchill puts a random woman in her place
Person: “You’re drunk. And what’s more, you’re disgustingly drunk.” Churchill: “You’re ugly. And what’s more, you’re disgustingly ugly. But when I wake up, I’ll be sober, and you’ll still be ugly.”
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5. Sparta
6. Mozart
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7. Abraham Lincoln
8. Winston Churchill on falling asleep
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9. Reed Vs Clay
10. Truman Capote
Capote, after a drunk man pulled his genitals out and asked Capote to autograph them: “I don’t know if I can autograph it, but perhaps I can initial it.”
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11. P.G Woodenhouse
12. Ilka Chase
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13. Judge Rockwood Hoar
14.Noel Coward Vs Edna Ferber
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15. Miriam Hopkins
Singer: “You know, my dear, I insured my voice for $50,000.” Hopkins: “That’s wonderful. And what did you do with the money?”
16. Dorothy Parker
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17. Montagu Vs Wilkes
Montagu: “Sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox.” Wilkes: “That will depend, my lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress.”
18. Arthur Wellesley
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19. Mohamed Ali comeback to Frazier’s comment
20. Ghandi
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21. Dorothy Parker’s witty reply to a drunk man.
22. Calvin Coolidge on an opera singer’s performance
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