Subject: Places (Page 13)

I was just vacationing in Amsterdam, where prostitution is legal; let me rephrase that – I was just vacationing in Amsterdam because prostitution is legal.

American comedian & writer

We have no gay people in Russia; there are homosexuals but they are not allowed to be gay about it.

(1951 – ) Soviet-American comedian

If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.

(1934 – ) comedian

I saw a tree fall in the woods, and I didn’t hear it.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Toronto is a kind of New York operated by the Swiss.

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana; the smarter they are, the faster they come out.

(1866 – 1944) American writer, newspaper columnist, playwright & humorist

The thing I love about Vegas is that it’s a melting pot; it’s like working Ellis Island.

(1926 – 2017) American stand-up comedian & actor

Studies show 1 in 5 British teens are unable to peel an orange… it’s a good job they’ve all got knives then.

(1961 – ) English standup comedian, actor & writer

We were the country that has more food to eat than any other country in the world, and with more diets to keep us from eating it.

But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies.

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

So I'm at the wailing wall, standing there like a moron, with my harpoon.

(1956 – ) American comedian

What middle class? … there's only seven people left in the middle class – who cares about them?

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Talking to the British about sex is like talking to Americans about reading; nobody does it so why talk about it?

(1959 – ) American actor, stand-up comedian & television host

The results of a new study are out this week saying that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in the country; the study has a margin of error of 100 percent.

(1963 – ) television host & comedian

I think, in 10 years, hell's gonna be the only place left where you can still smoke.

(1965 – ) American comedian

He was once visiting the French Quarter during a hurricane and got blown behind a dumpster.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered and the other half are afraid they will be.

(1878 – 1954) American actor of stage, screen & radio

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine; it is the country with the worst food after Finland.

(1932 – ) French statesman & president

I have a large seashell collection, which I keep scattered on beaches all over the world.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer