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Brevity is the soul of wit |
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Brevity is the soul of wit. Prov. Jokes and humorous stories are funnier if they are short. Dale took ten minutes to tell that joke; he obviously doesn't know that brevity is the soul of wit. The comedian was in the middle of a long, tedious story when someone in the audience shouted, "Brevity is the soul of wit!" How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Brevity is the soul of wit, but it''s also the heart of a great talk. If brevity is the soul of wit, these guys have all the wit of a telephone directory. If brevity is the soul of wit, Loh may be the funniest woman in America in under five minutes flat. |
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