Poll: I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. (Groucho Marx)

I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. (Groucho Marx)

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  • Votes: 491
  • Comments: 3
  • Added: June 2004

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lyfen

can we say " I have had a absolutely wonderful evening, but this wasn't it

Cyndi

Hee hee hee. Groucho cracks me up. I'm waiting for a chance to use this line now.

dik bozo

This is such an excellent example of how a well constructed sentence can be a bit poor grammatically but so very witty that the grammar can be overlooked. Groucho was indeed a master.

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