Quotes & Jokes by Steven Wright / page 2

I’m going to court next week I’ve been selected for jury duty. It’s kind of an insane case, 6000 ants dressed up as rice and robbed a Chinese restaurant.

I just bought a microwave fireplace. You can spend an evening in front of it in only eight minutes.

I don’t know how she did it, but Rachel got poison ivy on her brain. The only way she could scratch it was if she thought about sandpaper.

I saw a sign at a gas station. It said 'help wanted'. There was another sign below it that said 'self service'. So I hired myself. Then I made myself the boss. I gave myself a raise. I paid myself. Then I quit.

I got a new dog. He's a paranoid retriever. He brings back everything because he's not sure what I threw him.

I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

I saw a close friend of mine the other day... He said, "Stephen, why haven't you called me?" I said, "I can't call everyone I want. My new phone has no five on it." He said, "How long have you had it?" I said, "I don't know... my calendar has no sevens on it."

I took my dog for a walk, all the way from New York to Florida. I said to him "There, now you're done."

I didn't get a toy train like the other kids. I got a toy subway instead. You couldn't see anything, but every now and then you'd hear this rumbling noise go by.

Last year we drove across the country. We switched on the driving... Every half mile... We had one cassette tape to listen to on the entire trip... I don't remember what it was.

My house is made out of balsa wood, so when I want to scare the neighborhood kids I lift it over my head and tell them to get out of my yard or I'll throw it at them.

The ice cream truck in my neighborhood plays "Helter Skelter."

The Stones, I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Barney...

Snakes have no arms. That's why they don't wear vests.

I still have my Christmas Tree. I looked at it today. Sure enough, I couldn't see any forests.