A Rag Bag of Quotes
A kind soul thought of me (dunno why) and decided to send me these, so I'm passing them on to you.
Not all of them appear immediately funny. Like many here really...
Not in that category are some from a guy called Jack Handy who I haven't heard of before, but with whom, unfortunately for me I suspect, I feel a deep sense of connection.
Haven't done any typo or spell checking so no doubt Captain Grammar (aka Rols) will be along with his semantics broom and syntax brushes shortly. On which point, has anyone else noticed how when a post gets made in this thread, it invariably causes one or more to follow up in short order...
When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay.
Libby Houston
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by
Author: Douglas Adams
The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them.
William Clayton
My psychiatrist told me I'm going crazy. I told him .... If you don't mind I'd like a second opinion. He said .... Alright.... you're ugly too!
Rodney Dangerfield
After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, No hablo ingles.
Ronnie Shakes
I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. - Deep Thoughts (Saturday Night Live)
Jack Handy
Maybe in order to understand mankind we have to look at that word itself. MANKIND. Basically, it's made up of two separate words mank and ind. What do these words mean? It's a mystery and that's why so is mankind.
Jack Handy
One thing vampire children have to be taught early on is, don't run with wooden stakes.
Jack Handy
As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way. - Deep Thoughts (Saturday Night Live)
Jack Handy
I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?
Paul Merton
Did you ever walk in a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives.
Sue Murphy
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
Mel Brooks
Security puts a premium on feebleness.
H.G. Wells
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder
Anonymous
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.
Anonymous
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Theodore Roosevelt
The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
Voltaire
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Emo Philips