Dorothy Parker? Martin Luther? Jonathan Swift? Alexander Pope? Anne Marsh-Caldwell? Matthew Poole? Richard Steele? Thomas Guthrie? Austin O’Malley? Maurice Baring? Question for Quote Investigator: A scathing comment about wealthy people has been attributed to the U.S. writer Dorothy Parker: If you would know what the Lord God thinks of money, you have only to look …
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Quote Origin: Money Cannot Buy Health, But I’d Settle for a Diamond-Studded Wheelchair
Dorothy Parker? Evan Esar? Barry Day? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The notable wit Dorothy Parker suffered from ill-health in her later years. She has been credited with the following remark: Money cannot buy health. but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair. I have not been able to find any solid citations, and I have …
Quote Origin: I Am a Fugitive From a Daisy Chain Gang
Dorothy Parker? Tiffany Thayer? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The popular 1932 movie “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang” was about an innocent man who was sent to prison and escaped from a chain gang. A humorist wrote a scathing review of an erotic book which suggested that the shoddy novel should have …
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Quote Origin: One More Drink, and I’m Under the Host
Dorothy Parker? Bennett Cerf? Richard Martin Stern? Playboy’s Party Jokes? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: The famous wit Dorothy Parker had trouble controlling her use of alcohol. According to legend she was asked about her experiences at a party, and she replied: One more drink and I’d have been under the host! Parker’s line was …
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Quote Origin: I’d Rather Have a Free Bottle in Front of Me Than a Prefrontal Lobotomy
Tom Waits? Steve Allen? John Prine? Dorothy Parker? Fred Allen? Carlton W. Berenda? Herb Caen? Lew London? Joshua Baer? Dr. Rock? Randy Hanzlick? Graffito? Question for Quote Investigator: The following wordplay is popular with drinking enthusiasts. Here are two versions: (1) I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. (2) …
Quote Origin: Nothing Succeeds Like Undress
Dorothy Parker? Oscar Wilde? Alexandre Dumas? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: While streaming an elaborately expensive television series I encountered a gratuitous scene with scanty clothing. I was reminded of this witticism: Nothing succeeds like undress. This quip has been attributed to Dorothy Parker. Would you please explore the provenance of this remark? Reply from …
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Quote Origin: I Require Only Three Things of a Man. He Must Be Handsome, Ruthless, and Stupid
Dorothy Parker? John Keats? Richard L. Jenkins? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A prominent witty woman once described three qualities she desired in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid. This viewpoint has been ascribed to poet and critic Dorothy Parker. Would you please help me to find a citation? Reply from Quote …
Quote Origin: She is Happy, For She Knows That Her Dust Is Very Pretty
Dorothy Parker? Franklin Pierce Adams? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The notable wit Dorothy Parker constructed several epitaphs. I am interested in the following: She is happy, for she knowsThat her dust is very pretty. This topic is confusing because I’ve also seen a different version of these lines: She is happy, for she knowsThat …
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Quote Origin: Love Is a Thing That Can Never Go Wrong; And I Am Marie of Romania
Dorothy Parker? Franklin Pierce Adams? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The famous wit Dorothy Parker once penned an entertaining poem which rhymed “Romania” and “extemporanea”. Would you please help me to find a citation for this poem? Reply from Quote Investigator: In 1926 Dorothy Parker published the poetry collection “Enough Rope”. The rhyme was contained …
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Quote Origin: Sliding Down a Barrister
Dorothy Parker? Mae West? Alexander Woollcott? A. E. Mortimer? Mark Barron? Meyer Levin? Billy Boner? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: The U.S. poet and wit Dorothy Parker has received credit for scandalous wordplay based on the following phrases: Sliding down a banisterSliding down a barrister Would you please explore this topic? Reply from Quote Investigator: …