Subject: Family (Page 32)

The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

An adolescent doesn’t always know where he’s going; only that he isn’t there.

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The worst feature of a new baby is its mother’s singing.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

When my daughter was born she had jaundice, she was small, round and yellow; we called her Melony.

(1964 – ) English comedian

Every Sunday my dad calls to ask if I went to church; and every Sunday I lie and say: “Sorry. Wrong Number.”

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it.

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor

My grandmother died having sex… I still cry every time I watch the video.

(Uncle Lar) American comedian

When I meet a man I ask myself, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?'

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Children aren’t happy with nothing to ignore, And that’s what parents were created for.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

You don’t know anything about pain until you’ve seen your own baby drowned in a tub… and you definitely don’t know anything about how to wash a baby.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

Twits beget twits.

My parents were very protective; I couldn’t even cross the street without them getting all excited and… placing bets.

(1956 – ) American comedian

Food, love, career, and mothers, the four major guilt groups.

(1950 – ) American cartoonist Cathy

Remember as far as anyone knows, we're a nice normal family.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

You might be a redneck if… anyone in your family died right after saying, "Hey, y’all watch this!”

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Taking care of a newborn baby means devoting yourself, body and soul, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to the welfare of someone whose major response, in the way of positive reinforcement, is to throw up on you.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

One time, my own father caught me watching a porno movie… the one thing you don’t want to hear in that situation is, ‘Son, move over.’

(1965 – ) American stand-up comedian & television host

Father’s Feedback: The inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.

The trouble with incest is that it gets you involved with relatives.

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