Subject: Animals (Page 14)

Did you know that a possum walking through a cornfield sounds exactly like three men with an ax?

(1954 – ) American stand-up comedian

The measure of a bird dog's intelligence can be determined by the length of time it takes to resign yourself to his way of thinking.

You might be a redneck if… you ever named a child after a dog.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child; we can’t decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Riding: The art of keeping a horse between yourself and the ground.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

(1809 – 1865) 16th U.S. president

Taxidermist: A man who mounts animals.

All bachelors love dogs, and we would love children just as much if they could be taught to retrieve.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

How to Preserve Animal and Other Specimens in Clear Plastic

Circus: A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few people are interested and the frog dies as a result.

(1899 – 1985) US author & humorist

Once on my birthday my ol’ man gave me a bat; the first day I played with it, it flew away.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

If you're a fish, and you want to be a fish stick, you must have very good posture.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

What a dog I got, he found out we look alike, so he killed himself.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

Aa dog walking on his hind legs … is not done well, but you are surprised to find it done at all.

(1709 – 1784) English author, essayist, critic, editor & lexicographer

If criticism had any power to harm, the skunk would be extinct by now.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

The cat could very well be man’s best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

I wonder how many chameleons snuck onto the Ark.

English comedian, actor & writer