MetaFilter posts tagged with wit

What a caper!

oxford blue — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:55:22 -0800

The plan isn’t foolproof. For it to work, certain things must happen:

The 100% Unofficial blog of the Indian Prime Minister

hadjiboy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:17:57 -0800

Narayan, Narayan. I was Atal Bihari some time back, now I am Manmohan. I may be Manmohan now but sometimes I am Sonia. I am the variable constant in Indian politics the Prime Minister, Pradhan Mantri. Soon I may be Advani or Rahul or Modi. Or maybe I may become Laloo…that will be the day of prayer in India. But if I become Mayawati will I need a surgery... A log of the nation in hypertext marked lies.

So's your mother!

psmealey — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:44:14 -0800

History's greatest replies. Any attempt to compile history's greatest replies—or history's greatest anything, for that matter—is fraught with difficulty, so it might be more accurate to refer to the replies that follow as simply my all-time favorites.

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mullingitover — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:45:48 -0800

Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 - January 30, 2007) (previously)

[on Texas politics] "Better than the zoo. Better than the circus."

amberglow — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:18:27 -0800

AppreciationFilter: Molly Ivins --she's on hiatus while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. From a bio of her: ...She began her journalism career at the Complaint Department of the Houston Chronicle, then rapidly worked her way up to the position of Sewer Editor... , and some choice quotes of hers here. : >

This site rocks! No more books for me!

Ignatius J. Reilly — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:47:13 -0800

Mark Twain on evolution: It now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one...the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals. And, on war: Statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception. Alphabetized Mark Twain quotes.

luser — Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:01:34 -0800

"Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best." Woody Allen, quoted on Aphorisms Galore. Kiss the next 15 minutes bye-bye.

Postroad — Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:43:17 -0800

the wit and wisom of Imelda Marcos Often regarded as merely a woman with enough wealth to own a huge collection of shoes, Imelda, it seems, has the wit of a Gore Vidal, the incisevness of a Paglia, and the ability to refer to essentials that can be found in Pascal. Click on her nose to find the path to her brain...a trip worth the taking.