Subject: Things (Page 19)

We were so poor my daddy unplugged the clocks when we went to bed.

(1965 – ) comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer & director

Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor

I don’t have a microwave oven, but I do have a clock that occasionally cooks stuff.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Any device requiring service or adjustment will be least accessible.

Why can’t Facebook end instead of Letterman?

(1978 – ) American stand-up comedian, actress & writer

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

You might be a redneck if… you have a rag for a gas cap.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

The most important leg of a three legged stool is the one that's missing.

The annoying thing about Christmas is running out of batteries because the kids want them for their toys; I’m sorry, but if Christmas is coming – so am I.

(1975 – ) English comedian

You might be a redneck if… the blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I got a new diaphragm… well, it's new to me.

Canadian-American comedian & writer

The Cadillac Escalade is the perfect vehicle for a pimp with a growing family.

(1964 – ) American comedian

Don’t force it; get a larger hammer.

God is good, but never dance in a small boat.

That's all you're doing – swearing, in a box with wheels.

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

A rut is a grave with the ends knocked out.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

The main reason I don’t cheat on my girlfriend is so I can go for a shower without taking my phone, laptop and iPad with me.

British comedian

I have no problems with buying tampons, I am a fairly modern man… but apparently they’re not a ‘proper’ present.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

The distance you have to park from your apartment increases in proportion to the weight of packages you are carrying.

I like to tease my plants when I water them… I like to water them with ice cubes.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

We use a really strong sunblock when we go to the beach with the kids; it’s SPF 80: you squeeze the tube, and a sweater comes out.

(1961 – ) American television producer, writer, actor & comedian