[Lazamataz]

Rush stole it from us, and passed it to Ari, who whispered it to W.

We got it from Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Who stole it from George Bernard Shaw.

Who got it from James McNeill Whistler.

Who stole it from Oscar Wilde.

[lowbridge]

Who stole it from Oscar Wilde.

Who got it from Lazamataz.

[Harp]

I don't know it's lineage, but you're certainly right about it being old.

[Cyber Liberty]

"...I don't know why she swallowed the fly. Perhaps, she'll die."

[Snuffington]

Who stole it from Oscar Wilde.

I heard it came from Ted Nugent.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

and Oscar Wilde got it from Algore?

[lavaroise]

LOl! Is that true? What exactly does this quote mean? I'm illiterate in those types of expressions.

[Dan Day]

Who stole it from Oscar Wilde.

One of my favorite Wilde quips goes like this:

Wilde: [makes some witty comment]

Wilde's friend: "I wish I'd said that, Oscar."

Wilde: "Oh, you will, you will..."

[membrsince]

I think there are an awfully lot of people around here who have a vastly inflated sense of their own proximity to the universe's center. Am I the only one here who had grandparents (born before 1900) who joked about counting the silverware after certain guests had left?

[Newton]

Really? I thought it was Ted Nugent...wait a minute..nope it was George Carlin.... ;-)

[Congressman Billybob]

Dear Laz,

You got the last pair of sources in the wrong order.

Whistler and Wilde were friends, and in a conversation Whisler produced an excellent bon mot and Wilde said, "I wish I'd said that." Whistler replied, "You will, Oscar. You will."

Cheers,

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[Plummz]

I'm confused. Hillary stole Oscar Wilde's silverware? What about the curtains?