Subject: Situations (Page 52)

No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.

(1953 – ) American comedian, writer & actor

Some people are better imagined in one's bed than found there in the morning.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

Last night, it was so cold, the flashers in New York were only describing themselves.

(1925 – 2005) television host

Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Everything takes longer than you expect — even when you expect it to take longer than you expect.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

Twice: Once too often.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Opportunist: A person who, finding himself in hot water, decides he needs a bath anyway.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I was born nine months premature.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

When I was ten, my family moved to Downers Grove Illinois; when I was twelve, I found them.

(1956 – ) American comedian

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

(1921 – 2006) Polish science fiction author

Some people think I’m high on stage; I would never get high before a show, because, when I’m high, I don’t wanna stand in front of a bunch of people I don’t know.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Nothing is impossible; some things are just less likely than others.

(1925 – 2013) comedian & actor

Last week the candle factory burned down… everyone just stood around and sang Happy Birthday.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

You might be a redneck if… one of your kids was born on a pool table.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

My wife has cut me down to once a month; I'm lucky…
I know two guys she cut off completely.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.


Always be nice to people on the way up; because you'll meet the same people on the way down.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

The last time I drank, I drove into a ditch, which doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but I stopped at the ditch, looked left and right, then drove into the ditch.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

Magicians disappear all the time, but as soon as a regular person does it, everyone is all scared… “Tom's gone! … Is he a magician?”… “No. … then let's print up some flyers!”

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

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

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic