I have often said that Oldham exports comedians and Winnie is perhaps one of the best! This rather well known orator and Wartime leader has a few quotes attributed to him. For example:
"A joke is a very serious thing."
Indeed it is, having a major giggle is a serious matter in Oldham.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
Adolf would fit the bill I would imagine.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
The optimist in this case is the one who sees the opportunity in the difficulty of winning a war, while having a drink at the bar.
After downing a couple or three drinks a woman reportedly said to 'ol Winnie, "Sir you are drunk!" To which her replied, "Madam you are ugly, but in the morning I shall be sober."
Yep, 'ol Winnie had his uses, leading Britain in the War against the Nazi tyranny and doing rather well. He inspired the British people during the Blitz, when London was singled out by Adolf for special treatment. But Adolf did not recon on the resilience of the British people. Winnie, however, knew he could rely on the people to hold out and they didn't let him down. The RAF didn't let the people down, they also held out and defeated the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Resulting in Winnie saying, "Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few."
So okay, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill did rather well, even if he was a Conservative MP. Another Churchill quote is: "Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed."
Good thought.
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