Subject: Appearance (Page 43)

He looked as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

(1888 – 1959) detective novelist & screenwriter

I love that black dress; that neckline is plunging faster than Aretha Franklin’s head into a bucket of fried chicken.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Yeah, she's beautiful, but you can't find her IQ with a flashlight.

Elly has more curves than a goat-path.

(1908 – 2003) American actor & dancer

Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in a shop window; you may love it when you get it home, but it doesn't always go with everything else in the house.

(1922 – 2003) author & playwright

There is not one female comic who was beautiful as a little girl.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

He is so fat… his shadow weighs 12 pounds.

You can put a coat and tie on a goat, and it’s still a goat.

Hat: Something the average man covers his head with, the beggar passes around, the statesman throws into the ring, and the politician talks through.

When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are

(1904 – 1986) English-American actor

Men still die with their boots on, but usually one boot is on the accelerator.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

Now, it’s true I married my wife for her looks… but not the ones she's been givin’ me lately.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

He is so ugly… the psychiatrist makes him lie face down.

Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you.

(1898 – 1971) American humorist

Phyllis Diller’s had so many facelifts, there’s nothing left in her shoes.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Why doesn’t the fattest man in the world become a hockey goalie?


Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they’ve got nothing to lose.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

Men look at breasts the way women look at babies – 'Aw, isn't that lovely.'

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

He is so fat… when he gets his shoes shined he has to take the man's word for it.

I have seen my kid struggle into the kitchen in the morning with outfits that need only one accessory… an empty gin bottle.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist