When Aristotle Onassis was looking to buy the former house of Buster Keeton in LA Paul Desmond the famous jazz saxophone player with the Dave Brubeck Quartet quipped, "That is Aristotle Contemplating the House of Buster".
Many more examples of Paul Desmond's wit in the link below.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f33/very-dry-wit-paul-desmond-87508/
