Subject: Animals (Page 20)

A fly was very close to being called a “land,” cause that's what they do half the time.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I believe our Heavenly Father invented man because he was disappointed in the monkey.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

How come dogs hate it if you blow in their faces; but when they get in the car, they stick their heads out the window.

(1952 – ) comedian

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

Bear Eats Fruit, Takes Stuffed Bear From NH House

You might be a redneck if… your front porch collapses and four dogs git killed.

(1926 – 1998) American country comedian

That dog was so lazy he leaned against a fence to bark.

Free Puppies: part German shepherd, part stupid dog.

There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

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

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

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.

(1917 – 1998) author, critic, animal rights activist

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 who was loved by 300 women singled me out to live with him… Why? … I was the only one without a cat.

(1952 – ) comedian

The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

Never ride a burning camel.

Interesting fact: a shark will only attack you if you’re wet.

(1963 – ) English comedian & actor

A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

I never married because there was no need: I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband – I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.

(1855 – 1924) English writer

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

(1948 – ) English novelist