ISSUE: 217
A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
- Joseph Stalin
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.

  • Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint

  • Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

  • I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.

  • What would men be without women? Scarce, sir ... mighty scarce.
    - 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.

  • It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth.
    - George Burns

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

  • 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 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

  • What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money.
    - Henny Youngman

  • 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

  • A woman drove me to drink ... and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her.
    - W.C. Fields


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    Health Facts
    Another Blonde Joke (Ugh!)

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



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