George Bernard Shaw and Winston Churchill apparently disliked each other. It is said that the playwright once sent Churchill two tickets for the opening night of one of his plays, together with a card, which said, “Bring a friend (if you have one).”
Churchill, however, managed to get the better of this exchange. He returned the tickets, enclosing a note, which said, “I shall be busy that evening. Please send me two tickets for the second night (if there is one).”
There is no record of whether Shaw ever sent the tickets.
What was Shaw trying to say to Churchill on his card?