Category Archives: quips

A Morecambe and Wise Quip

Eric: Have you had a bath Ernie? Ernie: Yes I have. Eric: I didn’t realise it was September already.  

Posted in Humour, quips | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Things I love: Genius

Posted in Humour, quips | Tagged , | Leave a comment

An Equal Opportunities Santa

Posted in Humour, Literature, quips | Tagged | Leave a comment

An Arnold Schwarzenegger quip

Having more money doesn’t make you happier. I have 50 million dollars but I’m just as happy as when I had 48 million.

Posted in Finance, Humour, quips | Tagged | Leave a comment

Woody Guthrie on the meaning of poverty

“They can always think up a million nice good excellent reasons why it is better for you to go ragged and hungry and down and out and even in the dark, as long as it makes them a profit.”

Posted in Economics, Philosophy, quips | Leave a comment

Voltaire on poverty

“The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.”

Posted in Economics, History, quips | Tagged | Leave a comment

Mario Puzo* On Gambling

Gambling is not as destructive as war or as boring as pornography. It is not as immoral as business or as depressing as watching television. And the percentages are better than religion. * He wrote The Godfather

Posted in Autobiography, Humour, quips | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Pets: They really love you

Posted in Humour, quips | Tagged | Leave a comment

The lowest form of wit?

Posted in Humour, photography, quips | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Well! I’ve never done this

Posted in Humour, photography, quips | Tagged , , | Leave a comment