Subject: Food/Drink (Page 22)

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

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Three things are bad for you: I can't remember the first two, but doughnuts are the third.

football coach

How do you know when fish goes bad? … it smells like fish either way!

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

I don't wanna say we eat out a lot, but when I call my kids for dinner they run to the car!

American comedian

Golfing excellence goes hand in hand with alcohol, as many an Open and Amateur champion has shown.

British golf writer & commentator

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.

(1906 – 1989) American poet & author

Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

At my house we pray AFTER we eat.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I told them sandwiches.

(1949 – ) American boxing champion

'Twas a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.

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

What the sober man thinks the drunkard tells.

Nowadays, an after-dinner mint is what you need to pay the restaurant check.

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

In a family recipe that you discovered in an old book, the most vital measurement will be illegible.

Whiskey is by far the most popular of all remedies that won’t cure a cold.

(1932 – 2014) American singer

Friend: That drink is slow poison.

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

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people “the cops.”

(1965 – ) American stand-up comedian & television host

My wife can’t cook at all. She made chocolate mousse; an antler got stuck in my throat.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

A man's got to believe in something… and I believe I'll have another drink.

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

I thought I would have a quiet pint … and about 17 noisy ones.

British rugby player

He is not drunk, who from the floor, can rise and stand and shout for more.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet