Subject: Food/Drink (Page 14)

The thing restaurants always boast about now is home made cooking… I don’t want home made cooking, that’s why I’m here, because I don’t like the s**t at home!

(1964 – ) English comedian, writer, actor & musician

When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.

(1906 – 1989) American poet & author

I went to a McDonald’s yesterday and said, ‘I’d like some fries…’ the girl at the counter said, ‘would you like some fries with that?’

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

A study shows breast implants can cause nausea and dizziness… from all the free drinks.

(1962 – ) American actor and talk show host

One of the greatest unsolved riddles of restaurant eating is that the customer usually gets faster service when the restaurant is crowded than when it is half empty; it seems that the less the staff has to do, the slower they do it.

If it tastes good, you can't have it; if it tastes awful, you'd better clean your plate.

When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Spaghetti… I can't eat spaghetti, there's too many of them. No matter how hungry I am, 1000 of something is too many.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.  

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.

(1952 – ) American writer & comedian

I think they should put the wrapper of a straw on the inside because that is the part you don't want to get dirty.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

(1932 – ) British novelist & journalist

I just think my least favorite part of the vegan diet is the verbal part where they explain it to you… it’s just endless.

(1978 – ) American stand-up comedian, actress & writer

The stomach expands to accommodate the amount of junk food available.

Friend: That drink is slow poison.

Benchley’s reply: So who’s in a hurry?

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

A biscuit takes up moisture when it goes stale and becomes limp; a cake loses moisture and becomes hard.

Dieting: The penalty for exceeding the feed limit.

Calorie: Basic measure of the amount of rationalization offered by the average individual prior to taking a second helping of a particular food.

Of course, now I touch nothing stronger than buttermilk: 90-proof buttermilk.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

How’s a beer sound, Norm?

I dunno, I usually finish them before they get a word in.

George Wendt (1948 – ) American actor

Kissing don’t last: cookery do!

(1828 –1909) English novelist & poet