Nobody Stands Taller Than Those Willing To

I Was Standing Next To A Famed Geo-politician When The First News Of The Argentine Attack [on The Faulkland Islands] Was Received, And Heard Him Muse Incredulously: "an Old-fashioned Naval Battle. A War Between Two Civilized Nations, Perhaps With Even A Declaration Of War, And Later A Peace Conference. Wow." No Hostages, No Nukes, No Ideologies, No Religious Fanaticism; Just A Fair-and-square War Over National Interests - Hard To Believe, In This Day And Age.

The Most Successful Column Is One That Causes The Reader To Throw Down The Paper In A Peak Of Fit.

Sir Alec Douglas-home, When He Was British Foreign Secretary, Said He Received The Following Telegram From An Irate Citizen: "to Hell With You. Offensive Letter Follows."

Adjective Salad Is Delicious, With Each Element Contributing Its Individual And Unique Flavor; But A Puree Of Adjective Soup Tastes Yecchy.

It Behooves Us To Avoid Archaisms. Never Use A Long Word When A Diminutive One Will Do.