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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday. Noble Art of Insult ;Must Be Dying Out By Dr Max Rafferty I received a letter from indignant reader which was Recently &n en-- (couched lirely a words. Now I have no real objection to bemg repet- - 3 1 LjljLm , that lawmaker sneered You, sir, speak for the moment, I speak to posterity To 4 de-- p '.sunbed as si V multaneously 'H offspnng a female : canine and a Dr. Rafferty holder of the bar sinister, nor yet of being told to do something to myself which is anatomically impossible, but, still and all, this letter saddened me. Hhe fof What has happened m our time to the ancient and noble craft of insult? Our ancestors practiced it as one of the fine arts; we have allowed it to degenerate into a mere own mouthing of moth-eate- set-to- which Ancient Insulting Everyone Consider last years presidential campaign. Sen George McGovern insulted everyone, but badly, and Mr Nixon never said anything at all How hath the mighty fallen Where were the torchlit mobs of the lS80's, chanting in cadence about one of Grover Clevelands little peccadilloes Ma, ma, wheres my pa Going to the White House, ha, Or, on the other side ha, ha of fence: the political Blame! James G. Blame The continental bar Blame from the state of Maine! Politics was always the spawnmg ground of great msults. John Randolph described Henry Clay as so brilliant, yet so corrupt. Like a rotten mackerel by moonlight, he shines and stinks. When they met on a narrow plank sidewalk which skirted early-da- y Washington's muddy streets, Clay glowered doggedI never step aside for ly: scoundrels. Randolph gave his enemy the right of way, remarking politely, I always do. English Better English have traditionally been better at this sort of thing than their Amencan cousins, though. Churchill was a master, saying about Sir Stafford Cnpps. There but fo. the grace of God goes God and, when told that Clement Atlee was a very modHe has est man, he snorted a great deal to be modest about. Even Sir Wmston had to take second place to a predecessor in the office of prime minister, however. The suave, The long-winde- d Disraeli replica urbanely: I had not realized that you intended to hold the floor until the arrival of your audience." True Insult Somewhat later, he described Gladstone memorably as a sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with his own verbosity and gifted with an egotistical imagination that can at all times command an interminable and inconsistent senes of arguments to malign an opponent and to glonfy himself." Now thats a true Mt. Everest of msult! n s. 60" SPLASHER history is studded with spectacular slams When his aide Parmemo remarked pnor to the battle of Issues: I would not attack the Persians today if I were Alexander, the youthful conqueror riposted, "Neither would I if I were Parmemo, and that was that More recently there was Teddy Roosevelts characten-zatio- n of a Supreme Court justice who d'dnt vote nght on an important case. I could have carved a judge with more backbone out of a banana, and John L Lewis vivid word picture Nance Gamer as SAVE! Blue polyethylene deco- rated with design. 60" diameter, 10" deep. Fun for the kiddies at a low sale price. of John a poker-playin- evil whiskey-dnnkin- old man Vintage Insults Theatrical cntics used to generate some vintage insults Dorothy Parker was one of the best, saymg of one actress, She barged down the Nile last night as Cleopatra, and sank without a trace and of another, She ran the gamut of human emotions from A to B." But even this formerly fertile field of invective has fallen stenle of late, mores the we are pity. Increasingly, insults with to equate tending obscemties, and the art is WOMEN'S CLOG Our Reg. 4.47 Rope-sol- 5-- 10 dying out. Greatest Insult ever was politician John Wilkes reply to an opponents venemous charge that ne was destined to perish either at the hands of the public hangman or from some loathsome and unmentionable disease, That, sir, depends upon whether I embrace your politics or your mistress The given? greatest msult Oh, that POLYESTER OR COLLECTION OF NYLON KNIT TOPS MEN'S SWIMWEAR y Reg. Our Reg. 3.88-3.9- 6 Mf 3.33-3.5- 7 Your Choice Catchy color trims on slimline pullovers or IN A wedge in e white or navy cotton canvas. Sizes SERIES Our Reg. 4.22 trunks in solids lastex Racer-stylwith braid or embroidery trim. nylon tricot trunks in soiid colors with full liner, drawstring. Special! Terrific value! Conventional-lengt- smashing layered looks. 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