Raymond Asquith
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:58 pm
I am mortified that anyone in the Garden should feel my sense of humor is hard to detect. I offer the following, in the hope that it will lighten someone's day.
From "Margot Asquith, An Autobiography", speaking of Raymond Asquith
One day when he was at home for his holidays and we were all
having tea together, to amuse the children I began asking riddles.
I told them that I had only guessed one in my life, but it had
taken me three days. They asked me what it was, and I said:
"What is it that God has never seen, that kings see seldom and
that we see every day?"
Raymond instantly answered:
"A joke."
I felt that the real answer, which was "an equal," was very tepid
after this.
From "Margot Asquith, An Autobiography", speaking of Raymond Asquith
One day when he was at home for his holidays and we were all
having tea together, to amuse the children I began asking riddles.
I told them that I had only guessed one in my life, but it had
taken me three days. They asked me what it was, and I said:
"What is it that God has never seen, that kings see seldom and
that we see every day?"
Raymond instantly answered:
"A joke."
I felt that the real answer, which was "an equal," was very tepid
after this.