Subject: Things (Page 36)

You might be a redneck if… your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I know the guy who writes all those bumper stickers… and he hates New York.


The vehicle in front of you is traveling slower than you are.

Bare feet magnetize sharp metal objects so they always point upwards from the floor… especially in the dark.

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software.

(1917 – ) English physicist & science fiction author

That which cannot be taken apart will fall apart.

If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

User: Collective term for those who stare vacantly at a monitor.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Among the things money can't buy is what it used to.

typographer

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Boycott shampoo… demand the REAL poo!

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

If you can't fix it, feature it.

Accordion: A pleated bagpipe.

I put a new engine in my car, but I didn't take the other one out; now I can go 500 mph.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Bill Gates is a very rich man today… and do you want to know why?… the answer is one word: versions.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Officer, I know I was going faster than 55 MPH, but I wasn't going to be on the
 road an hour.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

The first place to look for anything is the last place you would expect to find it.

I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.

(1938 – 2007) British writer

You are ten times more likely to get hit by a car when the driver is aiming for you.

(1973 – ) American comedian

Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

The first bug to hit a clean windshield lands directly in front of your eyes.