Subject: Communication » Wordplay (Page 9)

What Iran needs now is a more modern leader – a mullah lite.

(1973 – ) Iranian-born British comedian

People say I’m a plagiarist… their word, not mine.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Oregon leads America in both marital infidelity and clinical depression… what a sad state of affairs.


You can wait here in the sitting room, or you can sit here in the waiting room.

American comedy troupe

Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it.

I waited an hour for my starter; so I complained… ‘It's not rocket salad.’

British comedian & actress

Avoid fruit and nuts; you are what you eat.

(1945 –) American cartoonist (Garfield)

Parenthood: Feeding the mouth that bites you.

How is it possible to have a civil war?

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

As soon as the hospital made me put on one of those little gowns, I knew the end was in sight.


Las Vegas is the oasis of outstretched palms.

English boxing journalist & commentator

Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

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


A lot of people are very critical of modern reproductive processes without understanding all the ins and outs.

(1940 – ) English professor, medical doctor, scientist & politician

Yawn: It’s always dullest just before the yawn.

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

(1945 – ) American actress, film director & producer

Smuggler: One who neglects his duty to his country.

director I spent four years in college but I didn’t learn a thing; i was really my own fault… I had a double major in psychology and reverse psychology.

(1979 – ) American actor, writer, comedian & director

Skiing may be a winter activity, but some think of it as a fall sport.

Electrocardiograph: Ticker tape.

Racehorse: A barn athlete.