Great Wit

Oscar Wilde (quoted as uttering, on his deathbed, "Either those curtains go or I do") has just been named in a British poll as that country's greatest wit, with 20% of the vote, thereby narrowly beating out in second position comedian Spike Milligan (who had "I told you I was ill" engraved on his tombstone). The poll, of 3,000 comedy fans, was held to mark the launch of a new TV channel called Dave - under the banner "The home of witty banter". But with a name like Dave, it could be hard to find on a TV dial (although they're probably a bit outdated now). While not making the top 10, the highest ranking woman in the poll, coming in at No. 12, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, is quoted as having once said: Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.