Ring Lardner
Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardnerwas an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theatre...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth6 March 1885
CityNiles, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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army home mayer salvation
Walter Mayer was a hero at a Salvation Army home fire in Cincinnati.
american-comedian
I've known what it is to be hungry, but I always went right to a restaurant.
american-comedian mistakes optimist
An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve.
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No one, ever, wrote anything as well even after one drink as he would have done with out it.
american-comedian good manuscript writers
A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.
american-comedian ballplayer happiness playing
The only real happiness a ballplayer has is when he is playing a ball game and accomplishes something he didn't think he could do.
american-comedian family
The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.
depressing earth
There isn't anything on earth as depressing as an old sportswriter.
poured waffle
He give her a look that you could of poured on a waffle
shut-up
Shut up,' he explained.