Humor Quotes

Laughter as philosophy. The funniest, sharpest observations about the absurdity of being alive.

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"I know a fellow who's afraid to come out of the bathroom when there's a woman in the bedroom."
Red Skelton
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"I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth. She was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender."
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"The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just a tired feeling."
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"I wouldn't say our town was backward, but the last book was written here in 1926."
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"I saw a woman with a very large diamond ring. Her husband must have made a very big mistake."
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"My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met."
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"I was born modest, but it wore off."
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"If we ever get to heaven, I'm sure we shall find it dull and hard to adjust to."
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"Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest."
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"You've got to be an optimist to be a comedian."
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"I wouldn't hurt a flea, but that's just because I can't aim."
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"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital dying of nothing."
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"I gave my wife a mood ring so I'd know what kind of mood she's in. It just turned black and exploded."
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"I just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport."
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"Some people have a way of talking that makes you want to put cotton in your ears."
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"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man would come into my neighborhood after dark."
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"I maintain that if you're willing to register as a Democrat, I'll cook you a meal they'll remember."
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"I saw three ships come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning. I asked them where they were going and they said, 'None of your business.'"
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"I've been married so long I'm on my third bottle of Tabasco."
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"I wouldn't say I'm getting forgetful, but the other day I completely forgot that I'd already forgotten something."
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"I've always been in the wrong place at the right time."
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"My wife's cooking is so bad, even the dog eats takeout."
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"Paying an income tax is contributing to the government, I suppose, but it's like contributing to the guy who mugs you."
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"If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't, either."
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"I read so much about the evils of smoking that I decided to quit reading."
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"I have always been fond of the West Indian practice of wearing while working in the heat of the day the blue gingham bungalow apron."
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"A fool and his money are soon parted. What I want to know is how they got together in the first place."
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"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married. By then it was too late."
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"I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally."
W.C. Fields
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"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water."
W.C. Fields