Subject: Food/Drink (Page 29)

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk; that will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

(1899 – 1961) author & journalist

Gluttony: A sign something is eating us.

It was a brave person who first looked at a cow and said, ‘I think I’ll just squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out.’

(1973 – ) English comedian, writer, actor, director & producer

Thinking about the fathomless cruelty with which man has treated his fellow man, but also ice cream.

American comedian & actor

Never buy a drink for the road, because the road is already laid out.

(1933 – 1998) comedian & actor

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.

(1899 – 1980) English filmmaker & producer

I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.

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

Rose: I just can’t eat a greasy cheeseburger in the middle of the day anymore. Doesn’t it bloat you?

Doris: Bloat me? No, it doesn’t bloat me! Actually I thought it went real well with the spare ribs I had for breakfast.


Never eat prunes when you're hungry.

One more drink and I'd be under the host.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

The best research [for playing a drunk] is being a British actor for 20 years.

(1933 – ) English actor

Tavern: Thirst come, thirst served.

This steak still has marks from where the jockey was hitting it.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I think Pringle’s intention was to make tennis balls, but the day the rubber was supposed to show up, they got a big load of potatoes instead; but Pringles was a laid-back company and they said, "f**k it, cut 'em up."

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I personally stay away from natural foods; at my age I need all the preservatives I can get.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

If you drop a full can of beer, and remember to rap the top sharply with your knuckle prior to opening, the ensuing gush of foam will be between 89 and 94 percent of the volume that would splatter you if you didn't do a damned thing and went ahead and pulled the top immediately.

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

We could not have had a better dinner had there been a Synod of Cooks.

(1709 – 1784) English author, essayist, critic, editor & lexicographer

A sandwich is an attempt to make both ends meat.

The great thing about golf – and this is the reason why a lot of health experts like me recommend it – you can drink beer and ride in a cart while you play.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist