In So Many Words
After a quiz in one of my law subjects, my professor asked for someone
to recite the correct answer to the quiz question. Feeling very
confident, I dedided to volunteer.
When I finished, my professor had this to say:
"Winston
Churchill used to say about this one politician in parliament: ‘That
man has the uncanny ability of expressing the least amount of thought
in the most amount of words.’ Moe, I think you are competing with that
person."
The class laughed. Actually, so did I.
Personally,
I think that was one of the best insults i’ve heard in my lifetime. At
my expense, for sure. But excellent nonetheless.
The lesson? Damnit Moe, keep things short.
