Subject: Places (Page 34)

Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author

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

You haven’t lived until you’ve died in California.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor

Zoo: A place of refuge where wild animals are protected from people.

My dad is Irish and my mum is Iranian, which meant that we spent most of our family holidays in Customs.

(1969 – ) American singer-songwriter & musician

The universe is merely a fleeting idea in God's mind – a pretty uncomfortable thought, particularly if you've just made a down payment on a house.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

According to legend, Telford is so dull that the bypass was built before the town.

It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

(1942 – ) Canadian politician

The District of Columbia is a territory hounded on all sides by the United States of America.

(1909 – 1944) satiric author

The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

A hotel isn’t like a home, but it’s better than being a house guest.

(1908 – 1976) publisher & author

England, the heart of a rabbit in the body of a lion.

The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can’t get out and those outside don’t want to get in.

(1864 – 1936) American newspaper editor & writer

What middle class? … there's only seven people left in the middle class – who cares about them?

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Stand on two phone books almost anywhere in Iowa and you get a view.

American author

Small Town: Where everybody knows what everybody else is doing, and all buy the weekly newspaper to see how much the editor dares to print.

The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

(the Science Guy) (1955 – ) American science educator, writer & scientist

The trees are so fer apart the woodpeckers got to tote their lunch.

(1902 – 1973) American actress

In Montana, a policeman will pull you over because he’s lonely.

(1954 – ) American comedian, writer & musician