Subject: Activities (Page 37)

Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll go to sleep before you finish saying it.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

I knew these Siamese twins; they moved to England, so the other one could drive.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I grew up in a very large family in a very small house; I never slept alone until after I was married.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

I smoke like a 5-alarm fire.

(1884 – 1933) American saloon keeper, actress & entrepreneur

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

(1908 – 1999) English writer

Cocktail party: A gathering held to enable forty people to talk about themselves at the same time; the man who remains after the liquor is gone is the host.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

I am pushing sixty… that is enough exercise for me.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

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.

One of the worst things that can happen to you in life is to win a bet on a horse at an early age.

American billiards champion & hustler

I didn’t intend for this to take on a political tone; I’m just here for the drugs.

(1921 – ) former First Lady of the United States & actress

Roulette: A wheel that seldom takes a turn for the bettor.

We’re lost, but we’re making good time.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I’m not a very good sleeper, but you know what? I’m willing to put in a few extra hours every day to get better. That’s just the kind of hard worker I am.

(1982 – ) American author

Drug: A substance that, when injected into a guinea pig, produces a scientific paper.

I like American women; they do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing… like showering.

(1951 – ) Soviet-American comedian

I like to play chess with bald men in the park, although it's hard to find 32 of them.

(1956 – ) American comedian

There are three side effects of acid; enhanced long term memory, decreased short term memory… and I forget the third.


A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.

(1922 – 2018) comedian & actor

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.

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

I was in Connecticut recently… doing white people stuff.

(1982 – ) American comedian, actor, writer & producer

The driver behind you wants to go five miles per hour faster.