… if they [your children] write their names in the dust on the furniture, don’t let them put the year.
PHYLLIS DILLERMaybe it’s true that life begins at fifty. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
More Phyllis Diller Quotes
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If you don’t have wrinkles, you haven’t laughed enough.
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The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
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When you play spin the bottle, if they don’t want to kiss you they have to give you a quarter. Well, hell, by the time I was twelve years old I owned my own home.
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My own laugh is the real thing and I’ve had it all my life.
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His finest hour lasted a minute and a half.
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self-pity is better than none.
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My idea of exercise is a good brisk sit.
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I once wore a peekaboo blouse. People would peek and then they’d boo.
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Nothing was happening in the bedroom. I nicknamed our waterbed the Dead Sea.
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If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door greet him with, ‘Who could have done this? We have no enemies!’
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The best contraceptive for old people is nudity.
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What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.
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Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.
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Do not taste food while you’re cooking. You may lose your nerve to serve it.
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My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.
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