Subject: Things (Page 41)

I’ve never been in a rotating restaurant, but one time I took my girlfriend to a merry-go-round, I put her on it, and I gave her a burrito.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

The accessibility, during recovery of small parts which fall from the work bench, varies directly with the size of the part and inversely with its importance to the completion of the work underway.

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.

(1936 – ) novelist

The farther away from the entrance that you have to park, the closer the space vacated by the car that pulls away as you walk up to the door.

Every parent knows that for a kid, the car is chloroform.

(1957 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & screenwriter

I put hardwood floors on top of wall-to-wall carpet.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

A girl in the convertible is worth five in the phone book.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol