...because my mother always said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
So there are things one would love to say to an annoying guest, or even in response to a post right here in our beloved community, that simply should not be said.
But there's no harm in letting the Dowager Countess of Grantham speak for us, is there?
Here are some of my favorites. Please add yours, and use these as you see fit. In the draft that you'll never send, of course.
"Don't be defeatist, dear. It's very middle class."
"Why does every day involve a fight with an American?"
"We can't have him assassinated, I suppose."
"Stop whining and find something to do."
"Vulgarity is no substite for wit."
"Of course it would happen to a foreigner. No Englishman would dream of dying in someone else's house."
"We don't always get our just desserts."
“When you talk like that, I’m tempted to ring for Nanny and have you put to bed with no supper.”
“Is there any way to shut him up?”
Finally, Lady Mary can also be relied upon to say what's on her mind:
"Oh, stop moaning."
Happy hosting!
