Subject: Insults (Page 37)

The tautness of his face sours ripe grapes.

(1564 – 1616) English dramatist & poet

Mocking Hugh Hefner is easy to do, and in my mind should be made easier.

(1939 – ) Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet & memoirist

Bob Kelly was so dumb, they shoulda written his name on the Stanley Cup in crayon.

American sports announcer

At first I thought he was walking a dog… then I realized it was his date.

(1918 – 1984) American actress & singer

It’s God, I recognized him from Blake’s picture.

(1874 – 1963) American poet

The 't' is silent, as in Harlow.

(1864 –1945) Anglo-Scottish socialite, author & wit

What can you do with a man who looks like a female llama surprised when bathing?

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

The Russians love Brooke Shields because her eyebrows remind them of Leonid Brezhnev.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

Joan Rivers’s face hasn’t just had a lift, it’s taken the elevator all the way to the top floor without stopping.

(1939 – ) Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet & memoirist

A brain of feathers, and a heart of lead.

(1688 – 1744) English poet

He walked as if he had fouled his small clothes and looks as if he smelt it.

(1722 – 1771) English poet

Frank Sinatra

(1915 – 1998) American singer & actor

It's a new low for actresses when you have to wonder what's between her ears instead of her legs.

(1907 – 2003) American actress of film, stage & television

A retail mind in a wholesale business.

(1863 – 1945) British politician & statesman

He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and even if he caught himself telling the truth, he’d lie just to keep his hand in.

(1884 – 1972) 33rd U.S. president

After Rossini dies, who will there be to promote his music?

(1813 – 1883) German composer, conductor, theatre director & essayist

All Englishmen talk as if they’ve got a bushel of plums stuck in their throats, and then after swallowing them get constipated from the pips.

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

Who among us has not gazed thoughtfully and patiently at a painting of Jackson Pollock and thought… "What a piece of crap?"

American television producer, screenwriter, executive producer & author

Roseanne Barr is a bowling ball looking for an alley.

Richard Blackwell (1922 – 2008) fashion critic, journalist, & designer

The next time anyone asks you ‘What is Bertrand Russell’s Philosophy?’ the correct answer is ‘What year please?’

(1902 – 1989) American philosopher

He was so mean it hurt him to go to the bathroom.

(1942 – ) Swedish actress