--- title: "4 Mean Joke Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 4 Mean Joke quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Mean Joke sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/tommy-chong-4039_chaplin_people-try-to-put-ownership-on-things-th_31430.png" --- > [People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-chong/people-try-to-put-ownership-on-things-that-s-mine-that-s-my-joke-no/) [Tommy Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-chong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/tommy-chong-4039_chaplin_people-try-to-put-ownership-on-things-th_31430.png) > [Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-white/well-i-mean-if-a-joke-or-humor-is-bawdy-it-s-got-to-be-funny-enough/) [Betty White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/betty-white-2426_dirty_well-i-mean-if-a-joke-or-humor-is-bawdy_2075789.jpg) > [I try not to be mean for the sake of being mean, and if I do do a joke or a tweet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-williams/i-try-not-to-be-mean-for-the-sake-of-being-mean-and-if-i-do-do-a-joke/) [Brad Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/brad-williams-11029_agree_i-try-not-to-be-mean-for-the-sake-of-bei_2740628.jpg) > [“MAGGIE, in pain: That’s what I mean; I’m a joke to most people. QUENTIN: No, it’s that you say what you mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-miller/maggie-in-pain-that-s-what-i-mean-i-m-a-joke-to-most-people-quentin/) [Arthur Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/arthur-miller-947_gaze_maggie-in-pain-that-s-what-i-mean-i-m-a_2914015.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mean-joke/#itemlist", "name": "Mean Joke Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People try to put ownership on things: 'That's mine, that's my joke.' No such thing. Like if you tripped or stumbled and people go, 'Oh, that's Charlie Chaplin.' You know what I mean? You can't own a joke. You can be the guy that tells it the best, but you can't own a joke. 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