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Samizdata quote of the day

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Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t try it on.
– Billy Connolly

April 30th, 2004 |

14 comments to Samizdata quote of the day

  • La Marquise
    April 30, 2004 at 2:34 pm

    Sad misquotation (though whether of Billy Conolly or of someone other I’ve no idea), it should read : – a definition of an intellectual is a man who, left alone with a …etc

  • Andy Wood
    April 30, 2004 at 4:45 pm

    Sad misquotation…

    It may be a misquotation of some original source, but I’m pretty sure it’s an accurate quotation of Billy Connolly.

    Of course, he may have been misquoting the original source.

  • James
    April 30, 2004 at 9:40 pm

    Ken,

    It’s a cover or hood (made of material simliar to that used for an oven mitt) that is placed over a teapot to keep the heat in. Nice for warming your hands up when the tea is ready to pour.

  • Andy
    May 1, 2004 at 12:31 am

    I must be a dain-bramaged Yank (are the 2 synonymous? Who can say? 🙂
    Even with the explanation of what a tea cozy is, the quote still makes no sense.

    Here’s a quote I can get my little brain around:
    “When it’s time to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.”

  • alex
    May 1, 2004 at 12:42 am

    It’s times like these when I really come to appreciate search engines, which can make you look smarter than you really are. I didn’t know, either, but I didn’t find it necessary to ask. Thanks to Google, I found pictures.

  • Tom Robinson
    May 1, 2004 at 1:17 am

    Could we see some pictures of Samizdata Illuminati wearing their tea cozies?

    Strictly in the interest of lively political discourse, to prove beyond any remaining doubt that they are trustworthy…

  • Tom Robinson
    May 1, 2004 at 4:54 pm

    Blimey — LMAO

    Serious respect, dude!

  • Scott Wickstein
    May 1, 2004 at 6:14 pm

    Massive effort that, Perry, well done!

  • Mashiki
    May 1, 2004 at 11:36 pm

    Beautiful…just beautiful.

  • Michael Farris
    May 2, 2004 at 9:12 am

    ” Nice for warming your hands up when the tea is ready to pour.”

    Or you could just heat your houses instead … I’m just saying.

  • Yazad
    May 5, 2004 at 1:27 pm

    It’s tea cosy. Trust Americans to get confused between s and z !

    As an Indian living in Bombay, I am continually amazed by the fact that we still follow many quaint English customs like using tea cosies.

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