Subject: Communication » Language (Page 17)

The marvelous thing about a joke with a double meaning is that it can only mean one thing.

(1929 – 2005) British actor & comedian
Communication Entertainment Language

‘Finger Puppet’ sounds OK as a noun.

(1973 – ) American comedian
Communication Language

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor
Communication Language

Where would I be without my sense of direction.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Language People Self

Alas: Early Victorian for, “Oh, Hell.”

Communication Definitions Language

The word abbreviation sure is long for what it means.

(1969 – ) comedian & actor
Communication Language

Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Intelligence Language Self

Dyselxics Have More Nuf.

Communication Health Language

1. All's well that ends.
2. A penny saved is a penny.
3. Don't leave things unfinishe

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws

Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Individuals Language

What happened to the first 6 “ups?”

Communication Food/Drink Language

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

(1919 – 1988) American diplomat & educator
Communication Language Work

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor
Children Communication Language

I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.

(1935 – ) Puerto Rican professional golfer
Communication Language

The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Communication Language

If you don't know what a mammogram is, it is not a woman with big breasts who works for Western Union.

American stand-up comedian, television writer & actor
Communication Language

As Doris Day used to sing Que Seroo Seroo.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Communication Language Malaprops

This sign says “IMPROV,” but I had a bad set on Friday night, so yesterday they put an “E” on the end of it.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Communication Language

I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few.

Communication Language Money

Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist
Baseball Language Music

Aardvark: In the beginning was the word. And the word was ‘Aardvark.’

Communication Definitions Language