tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post109655616717288547..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1096590691857960962004-10-01T00:31:00.000+00:002004-10-01T00:31:00.000+00:00Forgive me for abusing the Comments Facility. My p...Forgive me for abusing the Comments Facility. My postgraduate researches revealed only two important things: <B>1.</B> the way the Steve Martins of the world get credit for antiquated <I>bon mots</I> and <B>2.</B> the importance of the Faking Sincerity epithet. <br /><br />I spent half an hour trying to crack this one once, and while the quote has been attributed to, among others, Ronald Reagan, Clark Gable, George Burns, Thomas Carlyle and Monkhouse, the earliest source I could find was playwright Jean Giraudoux (1882-1944). I post this here knowing XRRF's decent Googlejuice in the hope of proper attribution in years to come. But I know it's weeing in the river (© Peter Gabriel, 1986).<br /><br />--<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lnreview.co.uk%2Fmusic">Alan Connor</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com