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Here is one story retold,
albeit with a pithier ending:
From LoZfan03:
What Goes Around
What happened: I was in a small group discussion, and the leader disliked me for some reason. The topic was times where we can relax. The leader somewhat crudely mentioned alone time in the bathroom. When my turn came, I mentioned lying in bed after just waking up. Jerk leader confronts me in front of everyone and asks "what, are you going to invite all your friends to enjoy that with you?"
What I said: ...no?
What I SHOULD have said: No, are you stupid? Are you going to invite everyone to your bathroom time?
L'esprit d'escalier
The French call it l'esprit d'escalier, "the wit of the staircase," those biting ripostes that are thought of just seconds too late, on the way out of the room-or even, to tell the truth, days later. It's happened to you: you've suddenly thought of just what would put your foe in his or her place, but past the time when the arrow could sting its victim. You've stewed in your own juice ever since, and the chance for singeing repartee is gone forever.
Or is it?
Dorothy Parker or Oscar Wilde may have had the rapier wit to tweak their tormentors on the spot, but for the rest of us, we offer the Internet's only L'esprit d'escalier web site!
