In England the boy pats his adored one on the back and says softly, "I don't object, you know." If he is quite mad with passion, he may add: "I rather fancy you, in fact.
George Mikes'I don't say a Zionist must be insane,' said President Weizmann, 'but it helps if he is.'
George MikesThey (Americans) have their national game, baseball - which is cricket played with a strong American accent - and they have a national language, entirely their own, unlike any other language spoken on the earth.
George MikesBad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language.
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