Subject: Activities (Page 40)

My mother was so house proud that when my father got up to sleepwalk she had the bed made by the time he got back.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

Sex is like a game of bridge… if you don't have a good partner, you need a good hand.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

I hate when my foot falls asleep during the day because I know it will be up all night.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Detour: The roughest distance between two points.

I was in Moldova airport and I went into the duty-free shop – and there wasn’t a duty-free shop.

British football player

The shortest route has the steepest hills.

The one who least wants to play is the one who will win

Remember, anyone can juggle for a second.


The strength of the turbulence is directly proportional to the temperature of your coffee.

Excuse the mess but we live here.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

Sleeping Bag: A nap sack.

I bet on a horse at ten-to-one; it didn't come in until half-past five.

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

No matter how many rooms there are in the motel, the fellow who starts up his car at five o’clock in the morning is always parked under your window.

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

The faster the plane, the narrower the seats.

Sucker: Is this a game of chance?

Fields: Not the way I play it, no.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

I quit smoking ’cause I want to live, and now that I’m not smoking, I don’t want to live anymore.

comedian

You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.

(1933 – 1998) comedian & actor

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad; the good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

There is only one thing worse than dreaming you are at a conference and waking to find that you are at a conference, and that is the conference where you can't fall asleep.

I go running when I have to – like when the ice cream truck is going 60, or I need a lift to the bakery.

(1961 – ) American stand-up comedian