āI thought Iād begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, āWhy should I? He never reads any of mine.ā ā
āMoney canāt buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. ā
āI have the body of an 18 year old. I keep it in the fridge.ā
āI donāt mind dying. I just donāt want to be there when it happens.ā
āMy father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.ā
āWe were making love in the back of a truck and we got carried away.ā
āAnd God said, āLet there be lightā and there was light, but the Electricity Board said he would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.ā
āClifford had a sister, but she had departed, that is, she caught the 10.20 from Victoria.ā
āContraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions. ā
āYou can fool some of the people all of the time, and all the people some of the time, which is just long enough to be president of the United States. ā
āIs there anything worn under the kilt? No, itās all in perfect working order.ā
āMoney couldnāt buy friends, but you got a better class of enemy.ā
āTwo hunters are out in the woods in New Jersey when one of them collapses. He doesnāt seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps āMy friend is dead! What can I do?ā The operator says: āCalm down, I can help. First, letās make sure heās dead.ā There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says āOK, now what?'ā
āA sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.ā
āChopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard.ā
āAlways try to make other people happy, even if you have to leave them alone to do it.ā
āWhat would you rather have: a boring truth, or an exciting lie?ā
āA neat desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.ā
āAll men are cremated equal.ā
āIt was a perfect marriage. She didnāt want to and he couldnāt.ā
āHow long was I in the army? Five foot eleven.ā
āMany people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one.ā
āThe clichĆ© is the handrail of the crippled mind.ā
āA signature always reveals a manās character ā and sometimes even his name.ā
āApĆ©ritif: French for a set of dentures.ā
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