Subject: Situations (Page 43)

If I didn’t wake up, I’d still be sleeping.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

An old friend will help you move; a good friend will help you move a dead body.


I had indeed seen a bright, beautiful light and had followed it, but it turned out to be a Kmart tire sale.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

A tie would make a stronger impression on your boss if you used it as a blindfold and kidnapped him.

(1982 – ) American author

We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Ain’t ya never heard silence is gold?

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.

(1915 – 1985) stage & film actor & director

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach

I had to recently move back home, because my mom was having trouble paying both our rents.

Actress & comedian

So drug dealers don’t find it funny when you ask for a receipt?

(1970 –) American stand-up comedian

Christmas always sucked when I was a kid because I believed in Santa Claus, and unfortunately, so did my parents.

(1973 – ) American stand-up comedian

I love watching horror films while hiding behind the sofa… that way my neighbors don’t know I’m there.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

It's bad when they don't perform your operas – but when they do, it's far worse.

(1835 – 1921) French Late-Romantic composer, conductor & pianist

I was driving on the freeway and I saw a hitchhiker holding a sign that said ’heaven,’ so I hit him; he seemed like a nice guy, so he probably made it.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I went to buy some condoms today, and I said to the pharmacist, 'Excuse me, I need some condoms;' and he said, 'Just a minute,' and I said, 'Oh, that's my brand.'

American comedian & actor

That’s where Jack and I were different, he would let his hair down, I just took mine off.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

You ever go shopping for a really cute, little, sexy black dress – and you come home with an extra-large pepperoni pizza?


At Motel 6 in Amish Country I wonder if they leave the light on for you?

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

I was walking in the park and this guy waved at me; then he said, ‘I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else.’ I said, ‘I am.

(1973 – ) American comedian

I’m so lazy I’ve got a smoke alarm with a snooze button.

(1967 – ) English actor, writer & comedian