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Jon Winokur
Jon Winokur is the malcontent behind the Curmudgeon books, The Big Book of Irony and other humor/reference titles. He’s been in a bad mood since 1971.
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One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age; a woman who would tell one that would tell one anything. OSCAR WILDE
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Twitter is a helpful tool for finding out what people with no lives are watching on TV right now. (via @
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So all my friends have kids now... which I think is rude. DAVID CROSS
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It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens. WOODY ALLEN
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Chess is seldom found above the upper-middle class: it’s too hard. PAUL FUSSELL
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Until you know who you are you can’t write. – Salman Rushdie (via @
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Courage is the fear of being thought a coward. HORACE SMITH
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Short version of every Valentine ad: "The woman in your life is a prostitute who prefers payment in jewelry & flowers." RT @
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If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies. FRAN LEBOWITZ
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Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult. CHARLOTTE WHITTON
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Studio heads have foreheads by dint of electrolysis. S. J. PERELMAN
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My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated, but not signed. CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
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Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. G.K. CHESTERTON
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I live in fear of not being misunderstood. OSCAR WILDE
Sunday
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As Maine goes, so goes Vermont. JAMES A. FARLEY
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There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. FRANK ZAPPA
Saturday
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The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. HARLAN ELLISON
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One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers. WILFRID SHEED
February 11
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Holidays are an expensive trial of strength. The only satisfaction comes from survival. JONATHAN MILLER
February 11
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The new Airbus plane, the A380, is capable of holding 800 passengers. Or, 400 Americans. JON STEWART
February 10
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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. VOLTAIRE
February 10
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As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don’t. CARRIE FISHER (@CarrieFFisher)
February 9
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America: where a *Dramatization* disclaimer is necessary when dogs drive cars. (via @
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February 9
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If we could just find out who's in charge, we could kill him. ~George Carlin
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February 9
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I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information. CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
February 8
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Thank you, @
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http://about-the-books.com/about-u...
February 8
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Digitus impudicus: When did the middle finger become offensive?
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February 7
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Things are not so good or so bad as they seem. LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
February 7
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Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. ROBERT ORBEN
February 6
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Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad. ALDOUS HUXLEY
February 6
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