When Polish Jewish leaders called for the Communists to do something to stop the hatred, one official had a ready rejoinder.
I first saw him perform live, with the Balanescu Quartet, in a show called The Last Days, a sombre rejoinder to the official celebrations at the inauguration of the Seville 92 Expo.
After some departing passengers expressed concerns about the picture, which offers a stylized depiction of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso's mistress and the mother of one of his daughters, Maya, the airport and the National Galleries of Scotland agreed to put a white cover over it and replace it with a different image from the exhibition – though not without a rejoinder from gallery officials.
Imagine the steam coming out of the official's lugs upon hearing the rejoinder: "Come and fetch it".
Their complaints brought a rejoinder from a Red Cross official who said they had plenty of blankets and plenty to eat.
In a famous rejoinder, a South Korean official reportedly said, "Yes, we had a hard time mobilizing all those big buildings, too".
Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, offered a similar rejoinder: "U.S. politicians have long resorted to blaming China for job losses and other domestic economic hardships".
Iranian officials have issued similar rejoinders to the reports of Mr. Shaheed, a former foreign minister of the Maldives, since he was appointed to the role after the repression of antigovernment protests over the disputed Iranian presidential elections of 2009.
To that, the senior administration officials had a few rejoinders, some more convincing than others.
In a speech in Manhattan, Ms. Yellen offered a rejoinder to recent remarks by other Fed officials and investors warning that the Fed would need to raise interest rates well before the end of 2014 to prevent an increase in the rate of inflation.
