Subject: Animals (Page 17)

Whoa!: A brake for horses.

I loathe people who keep dogs; they are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves.

(1849 – 1912) Swedish writer

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Animals have two vital functions in today's society: to be delicious and to fit well.

(1959 – ) American actor, stand-up comedian & television host

Zoo: A place where humans go and animals are barred.

Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?

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

My favorite animal is steak.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

The trouble with a kitten is that it eventually beomes a cat.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

A full-grown manatee, which can weigh more than 1,000 pounds, looks like the result of a genetic experiment involving a walrus and the Goodyear Blimp.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

When turkeys mate they think of swans.

(1925 – 2005) television host

Nothing seems to please a fly so much as to be taken for a currant; and if it can be baked in a cake and palmed off on the unwary, it dies happy.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Giraffe: The highest form of animal life.

Horses just naturally have Mohawk haircuts.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

You might be a redneck if… you’re banned from the Memphis Zoo because you disturb the monkeys.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

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

Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Biologically speaking, if something bites you it’s more likely to be female.

(1928 – ) English zoologist, ethologist, painter & author

Black beauty – he's a dark horse.

(1967 – ) English actor, writer & comedian

A bit of advice: never read a pop-up book about giraffes.

(1963 – ) English comedian & actor