Subject: Family (Page 5)

I wasn’t particularly close to my dad before he died… which was lucky, because he trod on a land mine.


Dad taught me everything I know; unfortunately, he didn’t teach me everything he knows.

(1962 – ) American race car driver

Kids say the darndest things.

(1912 – 2010) Canadian-born American radio & television personality & humorist

Children are the most desirable opponents at Scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

We've had bad luck with our kids… they've all grown up.

(1890 – 1957) author & journalist

How to Traumatize Your Children

Children have more energy after a hard day of play than they do after a good night's sleep.

Whatever a parent does is wrong.

Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator

When you’re a fat kid, you only get to be two things… funny and goalie.

(1980 – ) Canadian writer, comedian & political activist

Because you are feeding both the child and the floor, raising this child will be expensive.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

I don’t have any children but if I had a baby I would have to name it so I’d buy a “baby naming book” … or I would invite somebody over who had a cast on.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

You might be a redneck if… your child’s first words are “Attention Kmart shoppers!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Four words every mom dreads hearing: “You're under arrest, mom.”


You might be a redneck if… you consider your license plate personalized because your dad made it in prison.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I had an advantage – I slept with his mother.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Family Planning: Having all your children while their grandparents are still young enough to be babysitters.

I love my family, but that is no reason why I need to acknowledge them in public.

(1929 – ) English actress & singer

Marriage is like a coffin and each kid is another nail.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

I have given two cousins to war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife’s brother.

Charles Farrar Browne (1834 – 1867) humorist