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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:06 PM
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Poll question: Favourite Oscar Wilde Quote?
Edited on Sat Feb-07-04 01:09 PM by HEyHEY
Yes he was a strange man who was scared of women, but he was also funny.
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glarius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:09 PM
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1. To be or not to be...that is the question...oh...never mind...wrong guy
:)
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Kamika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:10 PM
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2. I like the "I would not belong to a club that want me as a member"
Edited on Sat Feb-07-04 01:20 PM by Kamika
Also I like "Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser"

I realize neither is by Wilde
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:12 PM
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3. Yeah the first is Marx - Groucho that is
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:17 PM
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4. Other.
"Too much of a good thing is wonderful!"
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:22 PM
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5. "To lose one parent is tragic . . .
"To lose both of them seems careless."
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:23 PM
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6. "a strange man who was scared of women" ?
HUH?

he was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century.

'scared of women'? don't you mean openly homosexual (well, not like today but...) in an era when it nearly cost him his life?

a strange man who was scared of women is hardly a fitting description of a literary giant like Wilde. :shrug:

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
Oscar Wilde
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:24 PM
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7. That was just a disclaimer
Because I expect a couple of, "He was a sexist prick" flames.
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:27 PM
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8. well, i would add a disclaimer to the disclaimer
for those that will flame the disclaimer... ;-)
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:28 PM
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11. good idea
Always best to be on the safe side :-)
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mmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:27 PM
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9. a cynic knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing
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Metatron Donating Member (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:28 PM
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10. My favorite Wilde quote:
"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit."
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:30 PM
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12. strange man who was scared of women? is that an euphemism for Gay
If so, it is insulting to me, and incorrect biographically regarding Wilde.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:32 PM
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13. Sweet f-nig christ Nostamj was right
I should put a disclaimer for the disclaimer.

Within post above lies the answer.
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:33 PM
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14. see... trust nostamj....
LOL!
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Laughing Mirror Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 01:56 PM
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15. Divorces are made in heaven!
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 02:09 PM
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16. “Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him . . .
for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 02:36 PM
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17. "Most people are other people..."
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
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