Monday, March 16, 2009

Post No. 94a: A Little Comic Relief before the Storm


We suspect that our next post may generate some fairly intense comments. So, we decided to insert a little humor at this juncture. We can not vouch for the accuracy of the attributions for each one of these, but it is all just in fun.

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'
- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
- Mark Twain

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
- George Burns

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
- Victor Borge

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.
- Jimmy Durante

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
- Alex Levine

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.
- Rodney Dangerfield

Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
- Spike Milligan

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.
- Joe Namath

I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.
- Bob Hope

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
- W. C. Fields

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
- Will Rogers

Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill

Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
- Phyllis Diller

By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.
- Billy Crystal

And the cardiologist's diet:
- If it tastes good spit it out.

12 comments:

  1. Hi,
    And thanks for stopping by my blog.
    one quote is better than the other.
    Thanks for sharing them. They all bring
    something to think about!

    JoAnn Donahue

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  2. Log, great stuff. However, I will approach your next post with trepidation. Is it really gonna be that scary?

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  3. Thanks Jonathan. We're not sure whether it will be that acrimonious or partisan, but there will be at least 27 different views / positions revealed. Very few people will find someone with whom they agree on this issue in its entirety.

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  4. At least 27 different views on the next post! Will I need to hit the peace pipe before squeezing my diminutive profile into that Bizarro reality?

    P.S. Thanks for the comment on my blog. I respect your "non goal oriented" philosophy, and my interest is piqued regarding a joint foray into mediocrity. Send me an e-mail (the address is linked on my profile page).

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  5. Welcome MVD: Check out Post No. 94b, just posted.

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  6. very good quotes Rodney was a very funny man, I liked the one from Joe N also

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  7. I definitely could relate to a few of those. They all brought a smile to my face. I'd have laughed out loud but then I might get locked up... again.

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  8. Here are some of my "old guy" favorites:
    My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old. -Gracie Allen

    At my age, when a girl flirts with me at the movies, she is after my popcorn. - Milton Berle

    You know your getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and ask yourself, What else can I do while I'm down here? - George Burns

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  9. very good quotes Rodney was a very funny man, I liked the one from Joe N also

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  10. Hi,
    And thanks for stopping by my blog.
    one quote is better than the other.
    Thanks for sharing them. They all bring
    something to think about!

    JoAnn Donahue

    ReplyDelete

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