Subject: Food/Drink » Alcohol (Page 11)

Put it back in the horse!

(1907 – 1976) American journalist & humorist

I think that I would be a good father… especially if my baby liked to go out drinking.

(1974 – ) Russian-born American comedian, writer & filmmaker

I only drink to steady my nerves… sometimes I’m so steady I don’t move for months.

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

I saw this wino, he was eating grapes, and I was like, “Dude, you have to wait.”

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Candy, is dandy, but liquor, is quicker.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

You can't fall off the floor.

He’s so full of alcohol, if you put a lighted wick in his mouth he’d burn for three days.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

More people are driven insane through religious hysteria than by drinking alcohol.

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

He has a profound respect for old age… especially when it’s bottled.

(1890 – 1960) journalist, author & dramatist

Secretary: Someday you’ll drown in a vat of whiskey.

Field’s reply as an aside: Drown in a vat of whiskey? Oh death, where is thy sting?

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

What the sober man thinks the drunkard tells.

Friend: That drink is slow poison.

Benchley’s reply: So who’s in a hurry?

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

Thou shalt not kill anything less than a fifth.

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

The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.

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

I was so drunk last night I fell down and missed the floor.

(1917 – 1995) singer, actor & comedian

I didn’t think prohibition would last that long.

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

Not all chemicals are bad; without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Secretary: Someday you'll drown in a vat of whiskey.

Field’s reply as an aside: Drown in a vat of whiskey? Oh death, where is thy sting?

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

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.

(1914 – 1953) Welsh-born poet & writer

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

Sleep… the most beautiful experience in life – except drink.

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