Subject: Things (Page 38)

The cussedness of inanimate objects is beyond understanding.

I recently purchased a yo-yo at a flea market for just 15 cents – no strings attached!

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

I had to take the batteries out of the carbon monoxide detector… it was beeping all night.

(1976 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor

What are imitation rhinestones?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Women like jewelry; they’re like raccoons: show them some shiny stuff and they’ll follow you home.

(1962 – ) American comedian & actor

You never find anything until you replace it.

Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

People who use selfie sticks really need to have a good, long look at themselves.

British stand-up comedian

The way I see it… If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you’re doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too.

(1958 – ) comedian, actress & television host

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot’s hands.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Never throw away anything unless you know what it came from.

I bought a new pair of pajamas with pockets, which is great, cause now i don’t have to hold things when I sleep.

(1973 – ) American comedian

The faster a computer is, the faster it will reach a crashed state.

I thought “RV” stood for “Recreational Vehicle…” No! It stands for “Ruins Vacations.”

Accordion: A pleated bagpipe.

Never buy a car you can’t push.

Apparently we love our own cell phones but we hate everyone else’s.

(John Bloom) (1953 – ) American film critic, writer & actor

Expressways aren’t.

Last week I forgot how to ride a bicycle.


Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.

(1934 – 1997) journalist

The accessibility, during recovery of small parts which fall from the work bench, varies directly with the size of the part and inversely with its importance to the completion of the work underway.