ISSUE: 194
"Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret."
- Laurence J. Peter
POTPOURRI

Famous People's Sayings


  • 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.
  • Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
  • Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
  • What would men be without women? Scarce, sir ... mighty scarce.
  • I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.
    - Mark Twain

  • The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and have the two as close together as possible.
    - George Burns
  • Santa Claus has the right idea ... visit people only once a year.
    - Victor Borge
  • My wife is a sex object. Every time I ask for sex, she objects.
    - Les Dawson
  • 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
  • The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.
    - Jilly Cooper
  • I 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


  • More in the section:
    Typical bloke
    Speeding Ticket
    A scary thought

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    Things Found Only in America
    Devil in the Church
    Generosity Begins at Home
    Murphy's Other Laws
    Some Interesting Facts



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