"The World's Greatest Snappy Comebacks" Stories behind the Finest Wisecracks and Wisdom from Ancient Times to the Present Day This book includes calm words spoken by a prisoner sentenced to death by hanging, biting comments from a ventriloquist's dummy who criticized his human for moving his lips, and a gracious response from a woman who was the world's leading arms dealer. You'll also find classic remarks from the greats: Winston Churchill, Dorothy Parker, W.C. Fields, Mae West, and some people who are all but unknown today.