Subject: Work (Page 8)

Politicians are always trying to convince you that they can solve the unemployment problem if you'll just give them a job.

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

Men in high levels of government seldom surf.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.

Matt Thompson (1965 – ) American comedian

The remaining work to finish in order to reach your goal increases as the deadline approaches.

Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?

ventriloquist dummy of Edgar Bergen (1903 – 1978)

A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

(1880 – 1946) American playwright, critic & writer

Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

I went on a job interview and the lady asked me if I’d pass a drug test; I said, “Yeah, if it’s written.”

American comedian

My boss told me to get my butt in gear… I told him I was shiftless.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comic

Critic: One who boasts of being “hard to please” because nobody tries to please him. 

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

If you do a job twice, it’s yours.

In any human enterprise, work seeks the lowest hierarchical level.

A man can do more than he thinks he can, but he usually does less than he thinks he does.

Most bosses never lift a finger at work, unless it’s to point out something you did wrong.

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

People who work putting shoes on fat women who wear dresses should not have 20/20 vision.

(1946 – ) American actor

Working at the Job center has to be a tense job… knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day.


A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.

(1907 – 1987) journalist & columnist

Strip Teaser: One who makes a bare living.

What does the word 'meteorologist' mean in English? It means 'liar.'

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright