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Jon Winokur

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
Twitter is a helpful tool for finding out what people with no lives are watching on TV right now. (via @BorowitzReport)
So all my friends have kids now... which I think is rude. DAVID CROSS
It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens. WOODY ALLEN
Chess is seldom found above the upper-middle class: it’s too hard. PAUL FUSSELL
Until you know who you are you can’t write. – Salman Rushdie (via @parisreview) #amwriting #writing #writetip
Courage is the fear of being thought a coward. HORACE SMITH
Short version of every Valentine ad: "The woman in your life is a prostitute who prefers payment in jewelry & flowers." RT @BorowitzReport
If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies. FRAN LEBOWITZ
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult. CHARLOTTE WHITTON
Studio heads have foreheads by dint of electrolysis. S. J. PERELMAN
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated, but not signed. CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. G.K. CHESTERTON
I live in fear of not being misunderstood. OSCAR WILDE
As Maine goes, so goes Vermont. JAMES A. FARLEY
There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. FRANK ZAPPA
The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. HARLAN ELLISON
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
Holidays are an expensive trial of strength. The only satisfaction comes from survival. JONATHAN MILLER
The new Airbus plane, the A380, is capable of holding 800 passengers. Or, 400 Americans. JON STEWART
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. VOLTAIRE
As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don’t. CARRIE FISHER (@CarrieFFisher)
America: where a *Dramatization* disclaimer is necessary when dogs drive cars. (via @kbeninato)
If we could just find out who's in charge, we could kill him. ~George Carlin #Humor (via @GeorgeCarlinSez)
I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information. CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
Thank you, @WordSmitten, for the upcoming return engagement on About the Books, this Sunday, Feb 12th, at 5pm EST: http://about-the-books.com/about-u...
Digitus impudicus: When did the middle finger become offensive? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...
Things are not so good or so bad as they seem. LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. ROBERT ORBEN
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad. ALDOUS HUXLEY
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