Quotes & Jokes by Steven Wright / page 10

643 quotes

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.

It only rains straight down. God doesn't do windows.

If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you.

Death to all fanatics!

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.

Officer, I know I was going faster than 55MPH, but I wasn't going to be on the road an hour.

I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it.

I went to this restaurant last night that was set up like a big buffet in the shape of an Ouija board. You'd think about what kind of food you want, and the table would move across the floor to it.

I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world... perhaps you've seen it.

Called a blind date to set up a meeting at a restaurant. I said, "I'll be the one in the leather jacket." She said, "I'll be the one drinking sake." Turned out it was one of those biker-sushi places. We never met.

I was in a job interview and I opened a book and started reading. Then I said to the guy, "Let me ask you a question. If you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?" He said, "I don't know." I said, "I don't want your job."

Lots of comedians have people they try to mimic. I mimic my shadow.

One time I went to a drive-in in a taxi cab. The movie cost me $95.

When I was in high school, I got in trouble with my girlfriend's Dad. He said, "I want my daughter back by 8:15." I said, "The middle of August? Cool!"