Churchill & Mrs. Astor repartee--in 1902!

[Fred Shapiro]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

> Where the Laughs Come. By "A.K.".  New York Times (1857-Current file). New
> York, N.Y.: Sep  28, 1902. p. 27 (1 page)
> ...
> These lines are saved from "Captain Molly," in which Elizabeth Tyree
> appeared at the Manhattan:
> ...
> Bunner--If I were your husband I'd give you poison.
> Molly--If I were your wife I'd take it.

Great discovery, Barry.  I already knew this was an old, pre-Churchillian
joke, but I had it from 1923.

Fred Shapiro


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