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Top 50 Woody Allen Quotes and One Liners
Woody Allen has over 40 years of great quotes, jokes and one liners, so there can be no definitive list of the top 50 Woody Allen quotes. But this is a pretty good attempt at rounding up 50 of the best and funniest Woody Allen quotes, jokes and lines from his movies and books. You can live to be a...
Read more →Daily Quick Break: December 22, 2007: Funny Courtroom Mistakes
Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. Here are some funny courtroom mistakes based on actual transcripts Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage...
Read more →Top 50 Business and Office Slang Terms and expressions for 2007
Just in case you find yourself lost in the strange and exotic world of office conversations, InnocentEnglish presents the top 50 business slang terms for 2007. If you read them out loud at work, you might notice some prairie dogging happening in the cube farm. 404 – Someone who is clueless. From...
Read more →The Strange English Language: Funny Things about English
Funny and Strange things about the English language, English grammar, spelling, pronunciation and word usage. ( Much thanks to Nick from RogerReference.com for informing us that this wonderful composition was written by Richard Lederer. Apologies for the late attribution ). There was a row among...
Read more →Daily Quick Break: December 21, 2007: Best Funny Jack Handy Quotes
Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. The Best, Funny, not so Inspirational Sayings of Jack Handey (or Jack Handy) I always thought Jack Handy was a fictional...
Read more →Daily Quick Break: December 20, 2007: Funny Signs Hall of Fame
Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. (Or is it shame?) Classic Funny Signs From Around the World (These are the best of those oldies but goodies that have...
Read more →Great Quotes: Some of the best funny, witty and clever quotes
Here is a collection of some of the best quotes and quotations. Funny, clever, witty, smart and wise. Â Â “If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.” —Doug Larson “A smart person knows all the rules so he can break them wisely.”...
Read more →More Funny, Cute, Clever and Witty Bumper Stickers
Here are more funny, cute, clever and witty bumper stickers and one liners: Honk If Anything Falls Off. Cover Me, I’m Changing Lanes. I Refuse To Have A Battle Of Wits With An Unarmed Person. You! Out Of The Gene Pool – Now! I Do Whatever My R ice Krispies Tell Me To. Fight Crime: Shoot Back! If...
Read more →More funny quotes & jokes by stand up comedians
“The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever see that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. ‘Come on, buddy, let’s go. You get past me, the guy in back...
Read more →Daily Quick Break: December 19, 2007: Funny Classifieds Mistakes
Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. Humorous, silly, stupid and weird classified ads from newspapers and magazines Sheer stockings. Designed for fancy dress,...
Read more →Daily Quick Break: December 18, 2007: One Liners 1: A collection of the best funny one liners
Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. A friend sent me this list of favorite one liners that someone had sent her. There are some great sayings, quotes and one...
Read more →Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Funny Answers to a very old joke
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?  PARIS HILTON: Huh? ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road. BUDDHA: Asking this question denies your own chicken nature. THE BIBLE: And God came down from the heavens and He said unto the chicken, “Thou shalt cross the road.” And the chicken...
Read more →The Last Words Awards: The 20 Best Dying Words of Famous People
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to InnocentEnglish.com’s Last Words Awards, where we present awards for the Best Last Words of dying famous people. Unfortunately, none of our nominees were able to make it here tonight to receive their award in person, but rest assured they are here in spirit.  So,...
Read more →Top 50 Reasons It’s Great To Be a Guy
It’s not always easy being a guy in this cold, cruel world. But just in case you are getting close to the end of your rope from burning the midnight oil at both ends, burning rubber in the hour glass of your life, here is a little pick me up. Here are the top 50 reasons it’s great to be a guy....
Read more →Toasting Guide: Quick guide to toasts: how to give a great toast, a few tips and tricks
Prepare carefully_. Self-confidence is a valuable possession, but beware of being too sure of yourself. Pride goes before a fall, and overconfidence in his ability to improvise has been the downfall of many a would-be speaker. The speaker should strive to give the effect of spontaneity, but this...
Read more →TOASTERS, TOASTMASTERS AND TOASTS: Good advice for how to give a toast
Before making any specific suggestions to the prospective toaster or toastmaster, let us advise that he consider well the nature and spirit of the occasion which calls for speeches. The toast, after-dinner talk, or address is always given under conditions that require abounding good humor, and the...
Read more →Toasts and Jokes: How to tell a joke and make a toast
Of the test for a sense of humor, it has already been said that it is the ability to see a joke. And, as for a joke, the dictionary, again a present help in time of trouble, tells us at once that it is, “something said or done for the purpose of exciting a laugh.” But stay! Suppose it does not...
Read more →Quick Guide to Toasts and Toasting: How to toast
ON THE POSSESSION OF A SENSE OF HUMOR: More about how to give a good toast. “Man,” says Hazlitt, “is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.” The sources, then, of laughter and tears come...
Read more →How to toast: Tips and Tricks for Good Toasts
TOASTER’S HANDBOOK JOKES, STORIES, AND QUOTATIONS Compiled by PEGGY EDMUND and HAROLD WORKMAN WILLIAMS Introductions by MARY KATHARINE REELY 1916 PREFACE: How to Toast: Tips and Tricks for Good Toasts Nothing so frightens a man as the announcement that he is expected to respond to a toast on some...
Read more →Daily Quick Break: December 17, 2007: The Best of Emo Philips
Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. I once had a large gay following, but I...
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