Emo Philips on family
“When I was ten, my family moved to Downer’s Grove, Illinois. When I was twelve, I found them.”
More Emo Philips quotes
I caught my wife in bed with my best friend the other day. I was crushed. They could have waited till I’d got out.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips When I went to college, my parents threw a going away party for me, according to the letter.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips My ex-girlfriend was very sexy. She reminded me of the Sphinx because she was very mysterious and eternal and solid…and her nose was shot off by French soldiers.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips I’d be in the backyard minding my own business. The other kids would call me names, like meatball head or neo-Calvinist. I’d run after them, but lucky for them the chain would snap my neck back.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump up and down and run around yelling and screaming. They don’t know I’m only using blanks.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips When deciding between two competing theories, always go with the one that doesn’t involve a magic spell.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips My mom gave me one of those cloth calendars for the kitchen. It took me three hours to sew in a dental appointment.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips The battle of the sexes will never be won as long as we keep sleeping with the enemy.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips When I was a kid, my nickname was Mr. Baseball. Because of the stitches.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips My parents had very strict rules for me. Rules like, I couldn’t be home until a certain hour.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips Lord please break the laws of the universe for my convenience. Amen.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips I’m not a fatalist; even if I were, what could I do about it?
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips Once I was in a restaurant and I dropped my fork on the floor, and they gave me a new fork. So I pushed my girlfriend out of her chair.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips If an asteroid is coming toward you, you don’t have to blow it up. You just have to slow it down long enough for our country to rotate out of the way.
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