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A rich man's joke is always funny.
A rich man's joke is always funny.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers.
I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?'
I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?'
If I lived back in the wild west days, instead of carrying a six-gun in my holster, I'd carry a read more
If I lived back in the wild west days, instead of carrying a six-gun in my holster, I'd carry a soldering iron. That way, if some smart-aleck cowboy said something like 'Hey, look. He's carrying a soldering iron!' and started laughing, and everybody else started laughing, I could just say, 'That's right, it's a soldering iron. The soldering iron of justice.' Then everybody would get real quiet and ashamed, because they had made fun of the soldering iron of justice.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is read more
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.