Tuesday 14 October 2014

Intellectual?


At a reception, a few days ago, a younger friend – doubtlessly trying to be kind – introduced me to a senior banker and his wife and said “David is a real intellectual.”  And the result ... during the ensuing conversation, the banker’s wife asked me , “David, so you don’t do anything?” 

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for your blog - as usually much enjoyed.

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  2. What a quick-witted, sharp-eyed woman that banker`s wife must be!
    Her question - if question it was - is probably the most precise, if somewhat down-to-earth, description of intellectualism that I have yet heard of.

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  3. Dieser Kommentar verrät etwas über den intellektuellen Horizont der Dame selbst.

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