Subject: Activities (Page 34)

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host

I played a great horse yesterday; it took seven horses to beat him.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

I was just vacationing in Amsterdam, where prostitution is legal; let me rephrase that – I was just vacationing in Amsterdam because prostitution is legal.

American comedian & writer

The label "NEW" and/or "IMPROVED" means the price went up.

I was arrested for lip-syncing karaoke.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

This lane ends in 500 feet.

Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor

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

Never try to guess your wife's size. Just buy her anything marked ‘petite’ and hold on to the receipt.

Self-abuse is the sincerest kind.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author

The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong – but that’s the way to bet.

I like long walks… especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter

Hook: Irritating but highly reliable device used to quickly locate the position of one’s thumb at the bottom of a tackle box.

My friend died doing what he loved… heroin.

Canadian-American comedian, writer & columnist

To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

I do try to fight ignorance and stereotypes and racism with karate – like the Asians do.

(1978 – ) American stand-up comedian

Let me ask you… would crack be so bad, and would people think so harshly of crack, if it were called 'crackle'?

(1968 – ) American actor & comedian

No human being believes that any other human being has a right to be in bed when he himself is up.

(1879 – 1949) Irish writer

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

(1924 – 1987) American stand-up ‘deadpan’ comedian and actor

He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.