“Stands the Church clock at ten to three?
And is there honey still for tea?”
Rupert Brooke (1887–1915) British poet
"The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" (1912), concluding lines
Source: Magic Bleeds
“Stands the Church clock at ten to three?
And is there honey still for tea?”
Rupert Brooke (1887–1915) British poet
"The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" (1912), concluding lines
“Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say "what kind of tea?"”
Neil Gaiman (1960) English fantasy writer
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
Bob Hope (1903–2003) American comedian, actor, singer and dancer
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.