Alan writes:

> In article <[log in to unmask]>, Wirt Atmar
>  <[log in to unmask]> writes
>  <snip>
>  >
>  >He also said: "In England... education produces no effect whatsoever.
> > If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and
would
> > probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
>  >
>  >Wirt Atmar
>  >
>
>  Maybe it did! remember there were very violent demonstrations there
>  outside the American Embassy against the Vietnam War!

The point was that Oscar Wilde was a bit of a wit (or a twit, depending on
your viewpoint). He was considered the wittiest man in Victorian England, and
he seemed to consider himself that way as well. On his first visit to
America, he said at customs, "I have nothing to declare but my genius."

However, he wasn't all that bad at his witticisms. At one of his public
lectures, he announced to the audience that he would expound on any subject
that they chose. One person shouted up from the audience, "The Queen!". Wilde
responded, "The Queen is not a subject!"

Wirt Atmar

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