Stormont Mancroft, 2nd Baron Mancroft

Stormont Mancroft (27 July 1914 – 14 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician and humorous writer. Quotes A Chinaman in My Bath My first car was painted red down one side and blue down the other to confuse witnesses in case of an accident. Nobody ever seemed quite clear whether the expression "drunk as a lord" should be taken as a compliment or an insult. The only exercise I ever take is walking up hospital stairs to visit friends who've damaged themselves by taking exercise. Before the War you took your secretary to Paris and called her your wife. Now, in order to wriggle through the tax-gatherer's net, you take your wife to Paris and call her your secretary. Cricket is a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of Eternity. External links Category:1914 births Category:1987 deaths Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:Jews from the United Kingdom Category:Humorists Category:Government ministers of the United Kingdom Category:Conservative Party (UK) politicians Category:People from London