Oscar Wilde and Bomber Harris: compatible housemates?

[betty swollocks]

Out with the bike club this morning, one of my fellow riders, a keen local historian, mentioned that a house we'd just ridden past, was at different times, occupied by both Oscar Wilde and Bomber Harris.
There then ensued a discussion as to whether they'd have been compatible housemates had they lived there together. The consensus was that Bomber would have kicked Oscar out PDQ and possibly have thrashed him to within an inch of his life.
We were also fairly certain that Oscar would not have been able to mastermind Britain's area bombing tactics during World War Two, had they swapped roles, but neither would Bomber have been able to pen 'Lady Windermere's Fan', even though his famous quote:- 'they sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind' was quite poetic and articulate. Dresden, as it was, would be still standing though.
Please name other incompatible housemates and give an example of how different might today's world be if they had done each others' job.

 

[asterix]

Julian Clary and Tony Blair. I reckon Clary would have stood up to GWB better and we wouldn't have invaded Eye-rack among other things. They look quite similar though.

 

[rollinstok]

Adolf Hitler and Steven Spielberg
I'd like to see Hitlers version of " Saving Pte Ryan "
And Spielbergs final solution

 

[ASC1951]

To consensus was that Bomber would have kicked Oscar out PDQ and possibly have thrashed him to within an inch of his life.

Possibly. There again, underneath the long hair and lillies, Wilde was quite a handy boxer.

 

[Archie_tect]

I can't imagine Bomber Harris running through the long grass shouting, "Chase me, chase me" though.

 

[Aperitif]

I reckon Oscar Wilde was partial to touch of fly by night activity and they would have got along famously.