I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.
BOB HOPE
BOB HOPE
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I don’t do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.
Bob HopeBob Hope My next door neighbor just had a pacemaker installed. They’re still working the bugs out, though. Every time he makes love, my garage door opens.
Bob HopeBob Hope I do benefits for all religions – I’d hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.
Bob HopeBob Hope The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he’s really pissed off.
Bob HopeBob Hope Bing Crosby and I weren’t the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other.
Bob HopeBob Hope Pebble Beach is Alcatraz with grass.
Bob HopeBob Hope I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.
Bob HopeBob Hope Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome – the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.
Bob HopeBob Hope I asked the colonel what type of aircraft it was, and he said, “Don’t worry about it, Bob. . . if you can see it, it’s obsolete.”
Bob HopeBob Hope I don’t know if the presidential candidates are running for the White House or Animal House.
Bob HopeBob Hope I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.
Bob HopeBob Hope You know what a fan letter is – it’s just an inky raspberry.
Bob HopeBob Hope I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
Bob HopeBob Hope My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
Bob HopeBob Hope Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies
Bob HopeBob Hope Bing Crosby and I play a lot of golf together and I have a small course at my place where we often play for side stakes.
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