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At first the kid kicking the back of my airplane seat was enraging; then I imagined it was a broken massage chair and I kinda liked it; that’s why there’s graffiti and babies.

(1978 – ) American actress, writer & comedian

When traveling with children… at least one child of any number of children will request a rest room stop exactly halfway between any two given rest areas.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

Jamaican Air – Every flight is the red-eye!

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

When there is a very long road upon which there is a one-way bridge placed at random, and there are only two cars on that road, it follows that: (1) the two cars are going in opposite directions, and (2) they will always meet at the bridge.

It’s easier to find a traveling companion than to get rid of one.

(1925 – 2007) humorist & columnist

Those who live closest arrive latest.

All buses heading in the opposite direction drive off the face of the earth and never return.

The last rush-hour express bus to your neighborhood leaves five minutes before you get off work.

The saying “Getting there is half the fun” became obsolete with the advent of commercial airlines.


Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.

disc jockey, screenwriter & humorist

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

Detour: The roughest distance between two points.

There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do.

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

My dad is Irish and my mum is Iranian, which meant that we spent most of our family holidays in Customs.

(1969 – ) American singer-songwriter & musician

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

British football player

Have you ever thought about registering as a sex offender just so your friends won’t bring their kids over to your house?

(1967 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

I just got out of the hospital… I had my mother removed from my back.

comedian & television writer

The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.

(1920 – 2001) American writer & humorist

The transatlantic crossing was so rough the only thing that I could keep on my stomach was the first mate.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

I'm often asked why I travel around the country talking politics: Is it for humanitarian reasons, community spirit, or is it for the money, the limousines or the girls? … The answers are: no, no, yes yes yes!

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign