I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view. — Natasha Leggero Copy Share Image
I would tell you a joke about Chris Brown and Rihanna but you'd never get the punch line .-. — Lyndon Renison Swasey Jr Copy Share Image
Well, in theory, we're both millionaires, but in reality, we live with a bunch of whores. -Allie's father (delivering the punch line… — The Notebook Copy Share Image
“she is not a porn category or the type you look for on a friday night she is not needy or easy… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“The punch line is ‘knock the morale of an employee and organizational productivity is punctured’.” — Henrietta Newton Martin Copy Share Image
[Dennis] Etchison would write stories that were just punch lines at the end. You wouldn't realize something horrific was happening until the… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
I'm so leveled, bro. I gotta let 'em know, shades on like a CSI episode. Throw in a punch line and watch… — D Pryde Copy Share Image
When you take a pause before delivering your punch line, you will be using silence as a creative entity in itself. — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punch… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke. — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Typically, when you're with your friends, premises are coming up left and right. But when you're on stage, you must create the… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
“It’s for this reason that consumers are more likely to pay attention to a commercial with a silent segment. It’s also why… — Bill McGowan Copy Share Image
I asked my friend if he wanted to hear something funny, He said yes, I replied my wife left me. He waited… — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
I was right in the middle of a story and leading to a punch line and then I just heard 'John John'… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
Cigarettes are an instant signifier in culture. It punctuates a joke, or puts that extra zing on a punch line. I like… — Martha Plimpton Copy Share Image
I'm a punch line professional, far from conventional, Always make a point like what comes right before a decimal, I never ate… — Chris Webby Copy Share Image
Maybe I was what Leah thought she was. Some kind of dead end that shouldn’t be passed on to another generation. Or… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
In general, the straight line of a joke sets up a premise, an expectation. Then the funny ending - the punch line… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
“Imagine that someone came up with a brilliant new campaign against smoking. It would show graphic images of people dying of lung… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
“You know what you need?" Giguhl said. I raised a brow, bracing myself for a punch line. "A to-do list. Might help… — Jaye Wells Copy Share Image
“What did the fish say when it hit a concrete wall?" he asks me. We're sitting on the bank of a stream… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“I think about failure a lot lately. Staring out of city bus windows at the passing streetlights. Scanning bar codes. Making chitchat… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the United States will remain a social and… — Anthony Beal Copy Share Image
“I'm Ukrainian, actually. And I'm making my signature dish," he said slowly, meeting Ibáñez's stare. "More shocking than Rocky Mountain oysters." He… — Daria Lavelle Copy Share Image
“The true-life stories sound like jokes with the same punch line: Why did the man almost walk into a bear? Why did… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thing I was beginning to figure out about Sam and Grace, the thing about Sam not being able to function without… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“There was a dragon who had a long-standing obsession with a queen's breasts," she said, growing breathless. "The dragon knew the penalty… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“Dear Daniel, How do you break up with your boyfriend in a way that tells him, "I don't want to sleep with… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
“There are jokes about breast surgeons. You know-- something like-- I've seen more breasts in this city than-- I don't know the… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
“Just like Black Bottom,” Passalos agreed. “Black Bottom?” Leo resisted the urge to jump at the dwarfs’ feet again. He was sure… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Is that a no?" I said. "No. I mean.." He struggled for the smile again. "I'm just waiting for the punch line.… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
“The story was an 82 year old guy with a broken neck. He had apparently fallen in his bathroom that morning, cracking… — Terrence Holt Copy Share Image
“Hip-hop has always been controversial, and for good reason. When you watch a children's show and they've got a muppet rapping about… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“Even if I hadn’t a gag of magic in my mouth, I wouldn’t have dared spoken. Tristan peered at me as though… — Danielle L. Jensen Copy Share Image
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