Subject: Family (Page 34)

Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.

(1905 –1998) American author

I live in a two-income household… but who knows how long my mom can keep that up.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

You might be a redneck if… you've got more than three cousins named 'Bubba'.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Parenthood is a lot easier to get into than out of.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

The old system of having a baby was much better than the new system; the old system being characterized by the fact that the man didn't have to watch.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Nepotism is when the corporate ladder is built from the lumber of your family tree.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Children should neither be seen nor heard from… ever again.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

I can’t wait till Sunday, I’m gonna see my favorite niece and my other niece.

(1970 – ) American comedian, writer & actress

Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

I worry about my nan; if she’s alone and falls, does she make a noise? I’m joking, she’s dead.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

Alarm clock: An instrument used to wake up people who have no kids.

You might be a redneck if… your child’s first words are “Attention Kmart shoppers!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

To me life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Sterilize: What you do to your baby’s first pacifier by boiling it, and to your last baby’s pacifier by blowing on it and wiping it on your shirt.

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

Heredity: The thing a child gets from the other side of the family.

writer

We are the people our parents warned us about.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman

Kids in back seats cause accidents, accidents in back seats cause kids.