The 776 Nastiest Things Ever Said

by Ross Petras

A hilarious collection of malicious, crude and catty quotes taken straight from the mouths of well-known entertainers, authors, politicians and other public figures.

Genres: Reference

208 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Nathan]

"You don't take a sausage roll to a banquet." The previous sentence was spoken by Sir Winston Churchill, when asked why he hadn't brought his wife with him on a trip to Paris. The 776 Nastiest Things Ever Said is filled with gems like this. For anyone looking for more vindictive, spiteful curmudgeons to admire and mimic, this is the ultimate reference book. It ranges in reference points from the shallowly brutal ("A bag of tattooed bones in a sequined slingshot." - fashion critic Mr. Blackwell, describing Cher) to handy advice on what to say to former lovers when you run into them years later ("I thought I told you to wait in the car." - Tallulah Bankhead). There are reminders of better times, like when presidents were honest ("I didn't fire MacArthur because he was a dumb son-of-a-bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail." - President Harry S. Truman). And even the artists behind some of the brilliantly cold verbal assaults in this book are targets of other wits themselves. "Winston Churchill would go up to his Creator and say he would very much like to meet his son, about whom he has heard a great deal." David Lloyd George was probably more acquainted with Sir Winston's ego than even Winston's wife. A wonderful collection.

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[Natasha Nurse, Esq.]

This is one of the most offensive books I've ever read. It's wild what gets published 👀

[Grant Spendlove]

I, for one, would love to see a follow-up to this book, in the vein of "The 776 Even Stupider Things Ever Said."