Subject: Places (Page 14)

The people of Crete, unfortunately, make more history than they can consume locally.

(1870 – 1916) British writer

The town was so small the Entering and Leaving signs were on the same pole.

(1925 – 2005) television host

The English think soap is civilization.

(1834 – 1896) German historian & political writer

I might just fade into Bolivian, you know what I mean?

(1966 – ) American boxing champion

Boston's freeway system was clearly designed by a person who had spent his childhood crashing toy trains.

American author

Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host

New York is an exciting town where something is happening all the time… most unsolved.

(1925 – 2005) television host

What this world needs is a damned good plague.

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The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.

(1908 – 1992) English actor

America – a country that has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.

(1905 – 1970) American writer

There is a theory that sooner or later anything in America that is any fun at all will be ruined by people from California.

(1935 – ) columnist, journalist & novelist

'Bush and Son: Leading America to War Since 1990.'

(1969 – ) American actress, comedian, producer & writer

Even my blood type is O apostrophe.

comedian

It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that.

(1936 – ) American actor, director & screenwriter

What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman

My local’s rough as anything; I went to the pub quiz the other night… first question was, “What the f**k are you looking at?”

(1961 – ) English standup comedian, actor & writer

They say there are about 12 million illegal immigrants in this country, but if you ask a native American, that number is more like 300 million.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.


(1934 – 2012) American army general

Quebec is part of Canada as much as a cat in the mouth of a crocodile is a part of the crocodile

(1942 – ) Canadian politician

Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist