Subject: Things (Page 23)

All inanimate objects can move just enough to get in your way.

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets; it seems to me they are wonderful things for other people to go on.

(1922 – 2003) author & playwright

The Baltimore Colts are a bright young team; it seems as if they have their future ahead of them.

(1919 – 2006) American sports announcer

When there is a very long road upon which there is a one-way bridge placed at random, and there are only two cars on that road, it follows that: (1) the two cars are going in opposite directions, and (2) they will always meet at the bridge.

Crowded lifts (elevators) smell different to people with restricted growth.

1. The last gas station for 50 miles will be closed when you get there. 2. At the moment of any departure, the level of gas in your tank depends entirely on how late you are. 3. You only run out of gas after your wife tells you to stop for gas before you run out.

Velcro: what a rip-off.

(1967 – ) English actor, writer & comedian

The only people making money these days are the ones who sell computer paper.

Can we go back to using Facebook for what it was originally for – looking up exes to see how fat they got?

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

You might be a redneck if… your the tail light covers of your car are made of red tape.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

What’s the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? … one is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.


I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn't have one, so, I got a cake.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Don’t force it; get a larger hammer.

All men are afraid of eyelash curlers; I sleep with one under my pillow, instead of a gun.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

I have the oldest typewriter in the world; it types in pencil.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Thingy: Female Interpretation: Any part under a car’s hood; Male Interpretation: The strap fastener on a woman’s bra.

How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Oar: Clumsy wooden implement used to moisten boat occupants.

Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? … Use the dollar as a bookmark.

(1958 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor, writer & voice artist

If you can wave a fan, and you can wave a club, can you wave a fan club?