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by Kenneth Williams (Author) "The very word 'acrimony' is delicious ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (5 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752837257
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752837253
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 174,926 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Williams (brightly described in a forward by Gyles Brandreth, who helped him to write this book) was a distinct pain to all who knew him - but was also brilliantly and unforgettably funny as a raconteur. In this memoir he set down the funniest of his anecdotes, and this reprint reminds one that the book is one of the best of its kind of the past 20 years - difficult to imagine any human being for whom it wouldn't provide at least one belly-laugh per page. (Kirkus UK)


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Expanded from Kenneth Williams' original notes, this is a new edition of his best-selling book of wicked, witty conversation stoppers. This edition features an introduction by long-time friends Gyles Brandreth and Barbara Windsor.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The A-Z of put-downs, 28 Jul 2001
Kenneth Williams recalls some of the funniest put-downs/one liners in history.

Woody Allen: "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying"

There are countless funny quotes here, my only dissappointment given the incredible wit that he was, was that Kenneth Williams should have recalled some more of his own hilarious experiences.

A Good Short Read.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, 14 Jun 2001
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Don't be put off by the terribly cheesy cover! Inside this book is some hilarious stories of the rich and famous surprisingly showing some ounces of wit, and in some cases unbelievable stupidity. the stories range from winston churchill to lord byron. The sections are: acrimony, bitchery, carping, devilry, epigram, feuding, gamesmanship, humiliation, invective, jibing, knock-out, lampoon, malice, nemesis, obloquy, pique, quip, ridicule, scorn, terseness, upstaging, vitriol, wordplay, xenophobia, yahoo and zany

some sections are more funny than others. theres a good range of one liners and some fondly remembered anecdotes from williams. i just wish i could find the perfect situation for astounding my friends with a one liner or story. examples of what you will find (short examples as i dont have all day):

1st century BC by poet Catullus: 'Complete indifference to your welfare, Caeser, is matched only by ignorance of who you are.'

Cab driver to TS Elliot: 'i have 'em all in my cab. who'd you think i had in yesterday, eh? Bertrand russel, greatest philosipher in the western world, right?' 'Yes, I suppose so.' 'I said to him, bertie, whats it all about then? And do you know, the twit couldn't tell me'

Meekness: Uncommon paitence in planning a revenge that is worthwhile

Heaven; A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good liten with attention while you expound your own.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Collection Of Wit & Humour, 20 May 2002
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This was a really enjoyable book that covers the A-Z of put downs. Concisely chaptered from Acrimony to Zany it was also very funny and had a great tribute to Kenneth Williams by Gyles Brandreth too.

Too good to miss!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bitter and beautifully twisted...
I bought this after watching a re-run of 'An Audience with Kenneth Williams' where he was at his erudite best and lifts many quotes and examples from the book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Simon J. Payne

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Two Of The Nicest People If Ever There Was One..'
You get a feeling after reading 'Acid Drops' that however good it is, a collection of Williams' home-grown insults and put-downs would've been even more rewarding. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Paul Ess.

4.0 out of 5 stars A welcome reprint of the first of Kenneth's books
Although the cover art and the layout inside the book do leave a lot to be desired, the actual contents, including the material that didn't make it into the first printing, is... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 1999

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