Yankees don’t understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.
LEWIS GRIZZARDI finally figured it out, I finally figured out how to find some peace and happiness. I sure would hate for the man upstairs to take me now. But at least I did figure it out.
More Lewis Grizzard Quotes
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I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.
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The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
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The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life’s most delightful elixirs, which studies prove will heal the sick and occasionally raise the dead, is to put bourbon in it.
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It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.
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Sex hasn’t been the same since women started enjoying it.
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I’d much rather sit next to a smoker in a restaurant than a nose-blower.
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Money doesn’t grow on trees, and if it did somebody else would own the orchard.
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The idiot who invented instant grits also thought of frozen fried chicken, and they ought to lock him up before he tries to freeze-dry collards.
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Life is like a dogsled race. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
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I came from a big family. As a matter of fact, I never got to sleep alone until I was married.
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I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.
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Spring time is the land awakening.
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I get letters from people who say, ‘What have you got against women?’ What could I possibly have against women? I’ve married three of them.
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Kinky sex involves the use of duck feathers. Perverted sex involves the whole duck.
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I finally figured it out, I finally figured out how to find some peace and happiness. I sure would hate for the man upstairs to take me now. But at least I did figure it out.
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