
During a radio broadcast recorded in the UK. (During a broadcast in the Soviet Union, Bob re-used the first section, replacing 'England' with 'Russia' and 'cup of tea' with 'Bowl of Borscht')
Audio recording of radio broadcast.
Source: Recipe for Salad, p. 383
Source: A memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith
During a radio broadcast recorded in the UK. (During a broadcast in the Soviet Union, Bob re-used the first section, replacing 'England' with 'Russia' and 'cup of tea' with 'Bowl of Borscht')
Audio recording of radio broadcast.
“I am not at all interested in immortality, only in the taste of tea.”
From Lu Tong (also spelled as Lu Tung)
Misattributed
“Tea! Bless ordinary everyday afternoon tea!”
“Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say "what kind of tea?"”
In a widely reported post https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=%22Honestly,%20if%20you're%20given%20the%20choice%20between%20Armageddon%20or%20tea,%20you%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 from his Twitter account (25 February 2009) https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1250594057