A Lighter View
Funny beyond reason
By K.E.H. Stagg

September 30, 2010

Some things are inherently funny—people tripping over their own feet or trailing a “tail” of toilet paper from the restroom—for reasons I don’t even understand. Just like there are movie lines that make me laugh long after I’ve forgotten the plot of the story. These one-liners make me laugh even without the original context that (presumably) is the reason I found them funny to begin with.
In case you’re having “one of those weeks” and could use a good belly laugh, I’ll share some of my favorite lines for your hilarity:

“This corn is like an angel.” (Dan In Real Life)
“I said murder because YOU said murder!” (Revenge of the Pink Panther)
“I’m not saying I’d want to build a summer home there, but it’s not really that bad.” (The Princess Bride)
“He was leeeeaning.” (While You Were Sleeping)
“These skirts are so drafty!” (Some Like It Hot)
“Well, I got better.” (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
“I’d rather kiss a wookie.” (Star Wars)
“Isn’t it strange that sheeps’ guts should hail souls from men’s bodies?” (Much Ado About Nothing)
“I’ve had diarrhea since Easters!” (Nacho Libre)
“O-KLA-HOMA! Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.” (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels)
“I know ka-rat-y.” (While You Were Sleeping)
“Nothing to declare.” (The Living Daylights)
“Sorry, false alarm! (What About Bob?)
“You fool! You fell for a classic blunder. The most famous is: never get involved in a land war in Asia. And only slightly less well known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.” (The Princess Bride)
“Will you stop talking about the war?” “ME?! I didn’t start the war, YOU did!” “We did not!” “Yes, you did! You invaded Poland.” (Fawlty Towers)
“Just because some watery tart chucked a sword at you!” (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
“Oh, look! Here’s MORE money!” (Oscar)