Subject: Communication » Wordplay (Page 7)

The Houston Astros play in a vast indoor stadium known as the Astrodome, but the problem is they field a half-vast team.

American baseball player

Kids in back seats cause accidents, accidents in back seats cause kids.

I’m the lady who works at Paramount all day… and Fox all night.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Bathing Suit: A garment cut to see level.

People with Tourette’s… what makes them tick?

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

Teetotaler: One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

I am not so think as you drunk I am.

(1884 – 1958) British poet, writer, historian & literary editor

A rule of thumb in the matter of medical advice is to take everything any doctor says with a grain of aspirin.


You know who really gives kids a bad name? … Posh and Becks.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Umpire: The original strike arbitrator.

A chrysanthemum by any other name… would be easier to pronounce.

(1945 – ) American actress, film director & producer

If you want to see a comic strip, you should see me in the shower.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Alarm Clock: Something that makes people rise and whine.

I went to a Pretenders gig; it was a tribute act.

(1967 – ) English actor, writer & comedian

Who remembers when X Factor was just Roman suncream?

British comedian

Sewing Circle: A group of women who needle each other.

I got a new dog… he’s a paranoid retriever; he brings back everything because he’s not sure what I threw him.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Propaganda: Baloney disguised as food for thought.

I was a young lad living under a poker table with a chip on my shoulder.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Man was predestined to have free will.

I think the worst thing about driving a time machine is your kids are always in the back moaning, ‘Are we then yet?’

(1987 – ) British comedian