
Originally Posted by
JoFotoz
Winston Churchill had been drinking heavily at a party when he bumped into Bessie Braddock, a Socialist Member of Parliament.
“Mr. Churchill, you are drunk,” ...Braddock said harshly.
Churchill paused and said,..
“And Bessie, you are ugly. You are very ugly...However I’ll be sober in the morning.”
Game , set & match!
jo
There is also the story of Bessie saying to him "Sir Winston if you were my husband I'd give you poison"
Churchill replied;
" Lady Braddock, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."
So I said to myself, I said "Handee"
and this voice came back and said..
"He's not in, may we take a message?"