Subject: Food/Drink (Page 10)

I never drink water; that’s the stuff that rusts pipes.

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

There can be nothing more frequent than an occasional drink.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

You can travel fifty thousand miles in America without once tasting a piece of good bread.

(1891 – 1980) novelist & painter

I eat Swiss cheese from the inside out.


One martini is alright, two is too many, three is not enough.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

Who bothers to cook TV dinners? I suck them frozen.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Be sure and put some of those neutrons on it.

professional baseball player

Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

I’ve got drinks piling up on my desk and a stack of pills I have even opened yet!

(1958 – ) American actress & singer

I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.

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

The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again.

(1941 – 2003) American stand-up comedian

A biscuit takes up moisture when it goes stale and becomes limp; a cake loses moisture and becomes hard.

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.

(1936 – ) novelist

[My mother] is the only woman in the world who makes gravy with the Rolaids crushed right into it.

(1937 – 2014) American co-host of radio show “Car Talk”

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

There is no such thing as a ‘little bit of garlic.’

Meet me down in the bar! We’ll drink breakfast together.

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

The French drink to get loosened up for an event, to celebrate and event, and even to recover from an event.

French commission of alcoholism