Subject: Things (Page 38)

Always buy a good pair of shoes and a good bed – if you’re not in one you’re in the other.


The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

I'd never buy my girl a watch… she's already got a clock over the stove.

(1963 – ) American professional basketball player & sports personality

A finished product is one that has already seen its better days.

(1912 – 2010) Canadian-born American radio & television personality & humorist

Possessions increase to fill the space available for their storage.

Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

If a computer cable has one end, then it has another.

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?


(1924 – ) American businessman, president, CEO of Chrysler Corporation

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

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

I came from a real tough neighborhood; on my street, the kids take hubcaps – from moving cars.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

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

1. If you keep anything long enough you can throw it away.
2. If you throw anything away, you will need it as soon as it is no longer accessible.

You may be a redneck if you have spent more on your pickup truck than on your education.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

If knees were backwards, what would chairs look like?

Have you ever noticed nobody has ever ordered a grapefruit the size of a tumor? … ever… there’s no reciprocity.


I play the harmonica, but only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Ever drive by one of those things on the highway which tells you how fast you’re going?… I don’t even pay attention to them anymore because I found a similar gadget in my dashboard

(1970 –) American stand-up comedian

I love that smell of the emissions!

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author

I used to buy lottery tickets every week until I realized you could watch it on TV for nothing.

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

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

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

Confucius say… when driving near schools, open your eyes and save the pupils.