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Ad Campaign Disabled   Whistler & Wilde Not surprisingly, James Whistler and Oscar Wilde, both notorious attention-loving wits, frequently exchanged nasty barbs. "I wish I had said that!" Wilde exclaimed of one of Whistler's wilier witticisms. "You will, Oscar," Whistler replied. "You will!" Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) American painter [noted for such paintings as (the co-called) Whistler's Mother - and for a book entitled The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1890)] [Sources: Bennett Cerf, Shake Well Before Using] More James Whistler anecdotes Related Anecdote Keywords: Insults Witty Replies Sarcasm Copying Plagiarism View/add Comments [0] 10987654321 Ratings: 9.00 [51 vote(s)]

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