Random Most Devastating Burns Ever Delivered By Winston Churchill (10 items)

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  (#2) He Prioritized Taking A Poo Over Receiving A Call From A UK Official

  No one likes to be disturbed while relieving himself or herself in the bathroom. Even Prime Minister Winston Churchill objected to such intrusions. While he was occupied in this manner, Churchill received a call from the Lord Privy seal.

  The prime minister instructed his attendant to, “Tell him I can only deal with one sh*t at a time.”
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  (#5) He Had Nothing To Hide When FDR Walked In And Found Him Naked

  Winston Churchill sometimes shocked people with his informality. He even startled President Franklin D. Roosevelt a time or two. FDR stopped by Churchill's room while the prime minister was visiting the White House. Churchill was completely naked, however, giving dictation while having a bath. President Roosevelt wanted to leave and avoid any awkwardness, but Churchill quipped, "You see, Mr. President, I have nothing to hide from you."

  The president's secretary, Grace Tully, later found FDR laughing about the sight of the prime minister "pink and white all over."
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  (#10) He Wished A Former Prime Minister Had Never Been Born

  Winston Churchill wasn't always on good terms with other political figures. He seemed to especially dislike other prime ministers. At one point, he declined to send a birthday card to former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.

  When asked why he refused, Churchill said, "I wish Stanley Baldwin no ill, but it would have been much better if he had never lived."
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  (#7) He Called Another Prime Minister A Sheep In Sheep's Clothing

  Winston Churchill had little respect for his rival, Prime Minister Clement Attlee. The two men were often thrown together in order to find solutions for the war, though, so contact was unavoidable. Churchill referred to Attlee as "a sheep in sheep's clothing" and "a modest man with much to be modest about."

  Churchill even devoted a rather harsh one-liner to his rival, remarking, "An empty taxi arrived at 10 Downing Street, and when the door was opened, Attlee got out."
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  (#8) He Declared That Charles De Gaulle Ought To Be Burned Like Joan Of Arc

  Winston Churchill did not have much love for French General Charles de Gaulle. The two leaders frequently had clashing opinions. Churchill once spoke of de Gaulle, saying, "He thinks he's Joan of Arc, but I can't get my bloody bishops to burn him."

  The French leader managed to get in his own jibe, stating, "When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time."
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  (#9) He Said That A Politician Was Revolting And Boneless

  Winston Churchill had a low opinion of Labour Party politician Ramsay MacDonald. While debating a bill, Churchill said of MacDonald:

  "I remember, when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities. But the exhibit on the program which I most desired to see was the one described as 'The Boneless Wonder.' My parents judged that that spectacle would be too revolting and democratizing for my youthful eyes... I have waited 50 years to see the boneless wonder sitting on the Treasury Bench."

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