Subject: Animals (Page 18)

I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

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

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

The sooner all the animals are extinct, the sooner we'll find their money.

Attorney & entrepreneur

Large, naked raw carrots are acceptable as food only to those who lie in hutches eagerly awaiting Easter.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

You know what, evolution is a myth; why aren't monkeys still evolving into humans?

(1969 – ) U.S. Representative (Delaware)

Nature abhors a vacuum… but not as much as cats do.

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Life is like a dogsled team; if you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

Do you know why kosher meat is way more expensive? … Jewish animals are better negotiators.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

Let sleeping ducks lie.

I don't like grouper fish. Well, they're okay. They hang around star fish. Because they're grouper fish.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Because he spills his seed on the ground.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

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

(1954 – ) American stand-up comedian

Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 ft/sec, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Animals have these advantages over man: they have no theologians to instruct them, their funerals cost them nothing, and no-one starts lawsuits over their wills.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

A man running for office puts me in mind of a dog that’s lost – he smells everybody he meets, and wags himself all over.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

A cat walking into a room containing twelve seated people will jump into the lap of the person who hates cats the most.

Turkeys are peacocks that have really let themselves go.

(1978 – ) American actress, writer & comedian

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig; you get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

How can you tell if a Korean broke into your house?… your dog is missing, and your homework is done.

(1962 – ) American television host, actress & comedian

Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them's making a poop, the other one's carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge.

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor