Written by: Larry Lansburgh
Submitted By: Larry Lansburgh
Stories behind the finest wisecracks and wisdom from ancient times to the present day
"The World's Greatest Snappy Comebacks" includes:
- calm words spoken by a prisoner sentenced to death by hanging • biting comments from a ventriloquist’s dummy who criticized his human for
moving his lips
- a gracious response from a woman who was the world’s leading arms dealer
You’ll also find classic remarks from the greats—Winston Churchill, Dorothy Parker, W.C. Fields, Mae West, and some people who are all but unknown today.
