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Old 11-19-2013, 01:06 PM
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As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind -
every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
~ John Glenn
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When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the Land.
They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes.
When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
~ Desmond Tutu
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America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population
believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.
~ David Letterman
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After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box.
~ Italian proverb
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Men are like linoleum floors. Lay 'em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years.
~ Betsy Salkind
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The only reason they say 'Women and children first' is to test the strength of the lifeboats.
~ Jean Kerr
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I've been married to a communist and a fascist, and neither would take out the garbage.
~ Zsa Zsa Gabor
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You know you're a redneck if your home has wheels and your car doesn't.
~ Jeff Foxworthy
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When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.
~ Prince Philip
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
~ Emo Philips.
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Wood burns faster when you have to cut and chop it yourself.
~ Harrison Ford
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The best cure for sea sickness, is to sit under a tree.
~ Spike Milligan
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Lawyers believe a man is innocent until proven broke.
~ Robin Hall
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Kill one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a conqueror.
~ Jean Rostand.
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Having more money doesn't make you happier. I have 50 million dollars but I was
just as happy as when I had 48 million.
~ Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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We are here on earth to do good unto others.
What the others are here for, I have no idea.
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In hotel rooms I worry.
I can't be the only guy who sits on the furniture naked.
~ Jonathan Katz
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If life were fair Elvis would still be alive today and all the impersonators
Would be dead.
~ Johnny Carson
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I don't believe in astrology.
I am a Sagittarius and we're very skeptical.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
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Hollywood must be the only place on earth where you can be fired by a man
wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a baseball cap.
~ Steve Martin
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Home cooking. Where many a man thinks his wife is.
~ Jimmy Durante
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America is so advanced that even the chairs are electric.
~ Doug Hamwell
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The first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone.
~ George Roberts
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If God had intended us to fly he would have made it easier to get to the airport.
~ Jonathan Winters
Old 11-19-2013, 03:21 PM
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Ha ha! Thanks, Dave! i needed a good laugh! Also made some notes ...
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Thanks, Dave!
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Thanks for today's laugh.
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I love those!
May I be so bold to add a few of my favorites!

“I ain’t as good as I once was; but, I’m as good once as I ever was.” Toby Keith
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels." Edwin Edwards, ex LA Governor
“Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” – Hemingway
“The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred.” Soichiro Honda
“Participating in a gun buy back because you believe that the criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you believe that the neighbors have too many kids.” Unknown
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A lot of belly laughs out of this thread.

Thanks to you all,

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“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.”
― Dorothy Parker

“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.”
― Groucho Marx

“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose your own.”
― Harry S. Truman

“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got lots of numbers in it.”
― George W. Bush

“Money doesn't talk, it swears.”
― Bob Dylan

“Rule No. 1 : Never lose money. Rule No. 2 : Never forget Rule No. 1.”
― Warren Buffett
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