Subject: Health (Page 20)

Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

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

Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”?

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

It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

I have the woman-flu, which is like the manflu but worse because I also regularly have periods and I get paid less.

Danish comedian

I shouldn’t tell jokes about my wife. She’s attached to a machine that keeps her alive… the refrigerator.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Only adults have difficulty with child-proof bottles.

A man walked into the doctor’s; the doctor said, ‘I haven’t seen you in a long time.' … The man replied, ‘I know, I’ve been ill.'

(1921 – 1984) British comedian & magician

If you don’t have a bad back by the time you’re 60, then you haven’t done anything in your life.

baseball manager

Like the measles, love is most dangerous when it comes late in life.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

I was born by Caesarean section, but you really can't tell… except that when I leave my house, I always go out the window.


Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only disease that you can get yelled at for having.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.

My mother-in-law had a pain beneath her left breast; turned out to be a trick knee.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Hypochondriac: One who can’t leave well-enough alone.

I’m constipated, couldn’t give a shit.

American comedian

Wouldn’t it be great if you could only get AIDS by giving money to television preachers?

(1952 – ) comedian

Double Jeopardy: When your doctor calls in a consulting physician.

I can't tell you his age, but when he was born the wonder drug was Mercurochrome.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

Most Doctors Agree Breathing Regularly is Good for You