Subject: Food/Drink (Page 43)

Food consumed standing up always has ten times the calorific intake of food consumed sitting down.

There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink.

(1869 – 1946) American novelist & dramatist

My wife’s such a bad cook, the dog begs for Alka-Seltzer.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

No man is alone eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention.

(1890 – 1957) author & journalist

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

(1890 – 1960) journalist, author & dramatist

Anyone who eats three meals a day should understand why cookbooks outsell sex books three to one.

(1927 – 2007) American newspaper columnist

There definitely needs to be water on the sidelines for these players, but I also had some Gatorade just in case they were allergic to the water or vice versa.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

I read recipes the same way I read science fiction: I get to the end and say to myself "well, that's not going to happen.”

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

A first rate soup is better than a second rate painting.

(1908 – 1970) American professor of psychology

Is it impossible to get a cup of coffee-flavored coffee in this country any more?

(1957 – ) American actor, comedian, writer & director

Kidney: A complex organ used to convert beer into urine.

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

If I was on death row and given one last meal I would ask for a fortune cookie; “Come on ‘long prosperous life!’”

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

The tastelessness of the food offered in American clubs varies in direct proportion to the exclusiveness of the club.

(1935 – ) columnist, journalist & novelist

Woody: Would you like a beer, Mr. Peterson?

Norm: No, I’d like a dead cat in a glass.

George Wendt (1948 – ) American actor

Beer with no alcohol — what a waste; that is like a nun with a D-cup.

(1958 – ) American actress & stand-up comedian

My first words were ‘Seconds, please.’

(1953 – ) American comedian & television host

No man is lonely while eating spaghetti.

(1890 – 1957) author & journalist

Bread that must be sliced with an axe is bread that is too nourishing.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Coffee isn’t my cup of tea.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

If you stop eating donuts you will live three years longer; it’s just three more years that you want a donut.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright