Subject: Activities (Page 4)

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

(1932 – ) British novelist & journalist

The traveller sees what he sees; the tourist sees what he has come to see.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Bridge is a friendly game invented by two married couples who disliked each other.

If your husband has difficulty getting to sleep, the words ‘we need to talk about our relationship’ may help.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Whatever carrousel you stand by, your baggage will come in on another one.

I found an old swimming suit that I had made out of sponges; I remember one time I wore it in a pool, then I left and no one could go swimming until I came back.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Drugs have taught an entire generation of Americans the metric system.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

If an item is advertised as "under $50," you can bet it's not $19.95.

One of my friends went on a murder weekend… now he is doing life for it.

(1961 – ) English standup comedian, actor & writer

The slowest checker is always at the quick-check-out lane.

I was skydiving horizontally.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I took lessons in bicycle riding, but I could only afford half of them… now I can ride a unicycle.


Housework, if you do it right, will kill you.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

Have you ever taken something out of the clothes hamper because it had become, relatively, the cleanest thing?

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

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

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Exercise: The joy of flex.

His insomnia was so bad, he couldn't sleep during office hours.

(1886 – 1969) American journalist & humorist

Smile, it’s the second best thing you can do with your lips.

The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.

(1910 – 1999) American test pilot (Northrup Aircraft)