tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post6778436479877280421..comments2024-03-28T16:48:23.212-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `Have a Great Time'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-85566044942222422242012-07-22T21:08:35.921-05:002012-07-22T21:08:35.921-05:00I sometimes wish "Shog off!" had survive...I sometimes wish "Shog off!" had survived into contemporary usage. Love the heft of that insult...The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-32009497029024089722012-07-22T10:18:51.387-05:002012-07-22T10:18:51.387-05:00Well, I just checked the big reference book in the...Well, I just checked the big reference book in the sky and learned that the line Guinness mentioned comes from Act 1, scene 2 of "As You Like It."Chuck Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071028509093276285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-18553733962038857332012-07-22T10:07:04.593-05:002012-07-22T10:07:04.593-05:00In one of Sir Alec Guinness's memoirs (probabl...In one of Sir Alec Guinness's memoirs (probably "My Name Escapes Me") he said he collected short, throw-away lines from Shakespeare's plays. I suppose Guinness thought there were really NO throw-away lines, so that's why he collected them. He thought they may eventually prove useful. <br /><br />Anyway, the one I remember (I don't recall its source) is, "The pancakes were naught, but the mustard was good."<br /><br />I haven't had a chance to use it myself, but I'm hopeful the opportunity will arise.Chuck Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071028509093276285noreply@blogger.com