Subject: Things (Page 21)

Whenever I hang out with a group of friends, I try to make sure we hang out clockwise… that way, if we're photographed, we are easy to identify.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I bought a perfect second car… a tow truck.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Everything put together sooner or later falls apart.

I'm an ice sculptor – last night I made a cube… this morning I made 12

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Do they still make wooden Christmas Trees?

cartoon character in, Peanuts, by Charles Schulz (1922 – 2000)

I wanted to get a tape recorder, but I got a parrot instead… I think I did that joke backwards.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I like vending machines, because snacks are better when they fall; if I buy a candy bar at the store, oftentimes I will drop it, so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

I know the guy who writes all those bumper stickers… and he hates New York.


You might be a redneck if… you think a hot tub is a stolen bathroom fixture.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Love will make you move all the way across the country and sell all your shit… just to get away from that person.

(1967 – ) is an American comedian & actor

I've been on a calendar, but never on time.

(1926 – 1962) actress, sex symbol

If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman

I like to leave messages before the beep.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Beware of gifts bearing Greeks.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author

Expressways aren’t.

1. If you can get to the faulty part, you won't have the tool to get it off. 2. If you can get the part off, the parts house will have it back ordered. 3. If it's in stock, it didn't need replacing in the first place.

I had to stop driving my car for a while… the tires got dizzy.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I had my coathangers spayed.


A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist