Subject: Activities » Housework

Nothing annoys a woman more than to have company drop in unexpectedly and find the house looking as it usually does.

(1902 – 1963) Danish actor

I’ve decided to become gay… not in a sexual way, but I am going to start picking up around the house.

American comedian & actor

I used to think about Cindy Crawford; now, I think about leaving dishes in the sink overnight without a war breaking out.

(1965 – 2010) American stand-up comedian & television personality

The fantasy of every Australian man is to have two women – one cleaning and the other dusting.

Australian comedian & actress

How do you know if it's time to wash the dishes and clean your house?… look inside your pants and if you find a penis in there, it's not time.

(1957 – ) British stand-up comedian

Whatever arrangement you make for the division of household duties, your husband's job will be easier.

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

It (housework) expands to fill the time available plus half an hour: so obviously it is never finished.

No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

You know it’s time to do the laundry when you dry off with a sneaker.

(1969 – ) comedian & actor

Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: eat out.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

(1932 – ) British novelist & journalist

If you start to clean your desk in the spare bedroom you will probably have to clean the garage to find what you need to finish cleaning the desk.

I find apologizing for not having cleaned is easier than cleaning.

(1975 – ) English comedian

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I used to live with five straight guys and – ew, the cleaning schedule was 'nope.'

comedian

You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

There’s such a buildup of crud in my oven, there’s only room to bake a single cupcake.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I do clean up a little if company is coming; I'll wipe the lipstick off the milk container.

(1952 – ) comedian

There's no real need to do housework – after four years it doesn't get any worse.

(1908 – 1999) English writer

Keeping house is as unpleasant and filthy as coal mining, and the pay's a lot worse.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist