When insults had class
When insults had class
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"Another famous Churchill reply also involves a London party and a female Member of Parliament, and once again a slightly inebriated Churchill. This time, it was Bessie Braddock, a socialist Member of Parliament from Liverpool, who finally had enough. She reproached Churchill by charging, "Winston, you're drunk!" The Grand Old Man may have had one too many drinks, but he still had his wits about him, replying:
"You're right, Bessie. And you're ugly.
But tomorrow morning, I'll be sober.
And you'll still be ugly."
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