humor on Assumptions

Neil Marten was a member of the British Parliament from 1959-1984. One day he was giving a group of constituents a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. During the tour, the group happened upon the...

Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.

Being omniscient, God knew Murphy’s Law. On the Eighth day of creation, God said, “Okay Murphy, take over." (for humor)

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

They say that in Martin Luther’s class on Genesis, a smart aleck student asked, “Dr. Luther, since you know so much about the book of Genesis, tell us: what was God doing all that time before God crea...

The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.

Humor points to faith in that both humor and faith spring up in response to the reality of the paradox and the incongruities at the heart of human experience. But while humor responds well to the lowe...

There’s a story of a young girl on a plane who was reading her Bible, and there was a businessman sitting next to her. He looked over to her and he said, you don’t really believe that do you?” And she...

At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted?

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

My wife was grading a science test at home that she had given to her elementary-school class and was reading some of the results to me. The subject was “The Human Body,” and the first question was: “N...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are going camping. They pitch their tent under the stars and go to sleep. In the middle of the night Holmes wakes Watson up: “Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me wh...

"Love! The walks over soft grass, the smiles over candlelight, the arguments over everything else."

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Marriage is tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers.

Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about...

As we wait, it is critical that we keep our sense of humor in the fullest meaning of that word. When laughter goes, so does hope. When God reaffirms his promise to Abraham and Sarah, he restores not o...

Scott Weems, author of Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why, explains that humor stems from our brains being confused about how to respond, which is why we often laugh at inappropriate times. “Wha...

In the beginning, the universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. (for contrast, and humor)

Humor is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go

“People say, “You must have been the class clown.” And I say, “No, I wasn’t. But I sat next to the class clown, and I studied him.”

At one point in his life, the famous modern artist Pablo Picasso was robbed in his French home. He told the police he would be happy to paint them a picture of the robbers. “And on the strength of tha...

Someone is suing Canada Dry Ginger Ale because it contains no ginger, so I’d like to formally announce my lawsuit against Panda Express.

In 1867, the great American writer Mark Twain embarked on what he wryly called his “Great Pleasure Excursion,” a journey through Europe that would later inspire his travelogue, The Innocents Abroad...