Subject: Marriage (Page 17)

The trouble with being best man is, you don’t get a chance to prove it

(1938 – ) Australian poet & critic

Bigamist: A man who keeps two himself.

I told my doctor I think my wife has V.D.; he gave himself a shot of penicillin.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Men have a much better time of it than women; for one thing, they marry later, and for another thing, they die earlier.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I went to look for a used car; I found my wife's dress in the back seat!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Retirement means twice as much husband on half as much money.

When my parents got divorced, there was a custody fight over me… no one showed up.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who cannot sleep with window shut, and a woman who cannot sleep with the window open.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred.

One of the best hearing aids a man can have is an attentive wife.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The longest sentence you can form with two words is “I do.”

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Husband: A man who lost his liberty in the pursuit of happiness.

Once in a restaurant I made a toast to her… “The best woman a man ever had”… the waiter joined me.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Bigamy is having one wife too many; monogamy is the same.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

As soon as they get married, they all get these big old guts on them; that's not from drinking beer – that's from swallowing pride.

stand-up comedian

I’m in a same-sex marriage… the sex is always the same.

English police officer, writer, stand-up comedian & radio performer

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Groom: Least important member of wedding party, whose only duties are to show up on time, remember the ring, and try not to be drunk.

One night I figured – let my wife make the first move… she went to Florida.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I was the best man at the wedding; if I'm the best man, why is she marrying him?

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor