Subject: Places (Page 38)

Also-ran: A British athlete.

British writer, cartoonist, poet & performer

They say if the Swiss had designed these mountains… they’d be flatter.

(1941 – ) novelist

This island is mainly made of coal and surrounded by fish; only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician

The French are masters of ‘the dog ate my homework’ school of diplomatic relations.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

I don't want to brag, but I do speak Pig Latin; I mean, I'm not fluent, but I'm sure if I ever went there, I could get by.

Canadian-American comedian & writer

Strip the phony tinsel off Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

If you think you're an alcoholic, go to Scotland; people in Scotland drink while they're drinking.

(1970 – ) American actor, producer & stand up comedian

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

First of all, I don't see America having problems.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I'm the best heavyweight in Canada and I'll still be the best when I'm dead seven years.

Canadian boxing champion

We are for the underdog, no matter how much of a dog he is.

(1898 – 1991) U.S. senator (Kentucky) & Major League Baseball commissioner

In America, it's not how much an item costs, it's how much you save.

The only place in the world where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.

(1897-1962) American writer

I go to New York and I saw a big sign saying “America Loves Smirnoff” and I said to myself, what a country!

(1951 – ) Soviet-American comedian

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

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

I am going to hell and I'm looking forward to it… I'll finally get to meet Madonna.

(1965 – ) American comedian

What To Do When the Russians Come: A Survivor’s Guide

First of all, it's not that big, so I'm pretty sure a guy came up with that name.

comedian, writer, actor & producer

I couldn't settle in Italy – it was like living in a foreign country.

Welsh football player

Summer camp is where the parents spend a thousand dollars so their daughter can learn to make a fifty-cent potholder.

We haven't seen that kind of violence in the name of religion in this country since we got here!'

American stand-up comedian