Subject: Things (Page 26)

Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? … Use the dollar as a bookmark.

(1958 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor, writer & voice artist

I Xeroxed my watch and now I can give away free watches.


If blind people wear dark glasses, why don’t deaf people wear earmuffs?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I got a smoke alarm at home… but really it's more like a 9-volt-battery-slowly-drainer.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Why is Cloud 9 so amazing? What is wrong with Cloud 8?

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

If it falls off, it doesn't matter.

(1937 – 2014) American co-host of radio show “Car Talk”

I've been on a calendar, but never on time.

(1926 – 1962) actress, sex symbol

The fewer functions any device is required to perform, the more perfectly it can perform those functions.

The doctor must have put my pacemaker in wrong; every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goes up.

(1912 – 1996) American country comedian

Boomerang: A working model of poetic justice.

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

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

The snapshots you take of your husband are always more flattering than the ones he takes of you.

You’ll get my assault weapon when you pry it out of my curious six-year-old’s cold dead hands.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

If you don’t know a light bulb is a three-way light bulb, it messes with your head. You reach to turn it off, and it just gets brighter! That’s the exact opposite of what I wanted you to do!

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

I thought “RV” stood for “Recreational Vehicle…” No! It stands for “Ruins Vacations.”

I like to leave messages before the beep.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Bachelor's degrees make pretty good placemats if you get 'em laminated.

(1980 – ) cartoonist

My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

I like vending machines, because snacks are better when they fall; if I buy a candy bar at the store, oftentimes I will drop it, so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Duct tape is like “The Force” … it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

The electric guitar – like making love – is much improved by a little feedback, completely ruined by too much.

(1967 – ) English comedian