Subject: Food/Drink (Page 7)

Study: Drinking, Fainting Connected

I once donated a pint of my finest red corpuscles to the great American Red Cross and the doctor opined my blood was very helpful; contained so much alcohol they could use it to sterilize their instruments.

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

My mom’s Jewish and my dad’s Irish Catholic alcoholic, so I whine on the inside.

stand-up comedian, actor, writer & producer

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine, except that on a day without sunshine you can still get drunk.

When my mother had to get dinner for eight she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

Patsy: What will you drink if you stop drinking?
Edina: I shall drink water.
Patsy: [Blank look]
Edina: It’s a mixer, Patsy, we have it with whisky.

(1958 – ) English comedian, screenwriter & actress

Oh, when I was a kid in show business I was so poor I used to go to orgies to eat the grapes.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

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

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

I don't want someone shoving his views down my throat, unless they're covered in a crunchy candy shell.

(1964 – ) comedian, political satirist, writer & television host

Preheat: To turn on the heat in an oven for a period of time before cooking a dish, so that the fingers may be burned when the food is put in, in addition to when it is removed.

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

(1950 – ) American cartoonist Cathy

If you think you're an alcoholic, go to Scotland; people in Scotland drink while they're drinking.

(1970 – ) American actor, producer & stand up comedian

You can't drown yourself in drink… I've tried, you float.

(1882 – 1942) American actor

Beware the smile of a waiter… it means he's pissed in your soup.

(1967 – ) English comedian

Coffee isn’t my cup of tea.

(1879 – 1974) film producer

Abdomen: A bowl-shaped cavity containing the organs of indigestion.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

There is something wrong when you wait in line thirty minutes to get a hamburger that was cooked for ninety seconds an hour ago.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

Char: Common method of cooking over a campfire.

Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers?

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

I got so drunk one night I woke up in a chalk outline.

American comedian