Subject: Places (Page 22)

You can tell German wine from vinegar by the label.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.

(1893 – 1970) American writer, critic & naturalist

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city, it’s the most theatrically corrupt.


In America nothing dies easier than tradition.

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist

In America there are two classes of travel: first class and with children.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

The first place to look for anything is the last place you would expect to find it.

Florida has so many strip clubs, they need to change their state flag to just a brass pole.

(1964 – ) American writer, stand-up comedian, actress, television host

We are not used to playing the kind of venues that don't have a drain in the middle of the floor.

(1954 – ) American comedian, writer & musician

France has neither winter nor summer nor morals; apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

There is, in fact, no law or government at all [in Italy]; and it is wonderful how well things go on without them.

(1788 – 1824) English poet

I am the only Iranian comedian in the world… and that's three more than Germany!

(1965 – ) British-Iranian comedian, actor & writer

Dubai is what would happen if you gave a 12-year-old a trillion dollars to redecorate his bedroom.

(1619 – 1683) French statesman

We have a firm commitment to Europe; we are a part of Europe.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

Do people in Australia, call the rest of the world, "Up Over"?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

England is the only country in the world where the food is more dangerous than the sex.

(1934 – ) comedian

There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Just been with my girlfriend to a nice little place run by some Italians… it was Italy.

(1968 – ) English comedian, writer, director & musician

If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't come to Vietnam, I'd send for it.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

(1883 – 1967) British prime minister & politician

It sounds like typewriters eating tin foil being kicked down the stairs.

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

A government survey reveals the prime minister is doing the work of two men… Laurel and Hardy.

(1930 – 2016) Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer & broadcaster