The Snark Handbook: A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring
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If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.”-Dorothy Parker
I never forget a face, but in your case, I’m happy to make an exception”-Groucho Marx
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best part.”-Charles Dickens
I’m at an age where my back goes out more than I do.”-Phyllis Diller
With charming black and white illustrations to accompany the wry remarks on every page, The Snark Handbook is as fun to look at as it is to read. It’s a must-have whether you want to brush up on your snark, need a good laugh after a bad day, or are looking for the perfect gift for your favorite smartass.
Lawrence Dorfman
Lawrence Dorfman has more than thirty years of experience in the bookselling world, including stints at Simon and Schuster, Penguin, and Harry N. Abrams. He is the author of the Snark Handbook series including The Snark Handbook: Politics and Government Edition, The Snark Handbook: Insult Edition; The Snark Handbook: Sex Edition, Snark! The Herald Angels Sing, and The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition. He lives in Connecticut.
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The Snark Handbook - Lawrence Dorfman
Sex²
Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it’s a pretty good one.
—WOODY ALLEN
SEX IS ALWAYS A WEIRD but fun place to start. We all want it, we all need it, we all gotta have it . . . but we usually don’t get it. At least not as much as we think we should. So let’s snark instead. But be careful here. Nothing kills the mood for sex like a misplaced snark. Really. I wouldn’t lie to you. And to prove it, here’s some classic sex snark.
You know that look
women get when they want sex? Me neither.
—STEVE MARTIN
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I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.
—ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
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Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
—MAE WEST
A guy tells his psychiatrist: It was terrible. I was away on business, and I e-mailed my wife that I’d be back a day early. I rushed home from the airport and found her in bed with my best friend. I don’t get it. How could she do this to me?
Well,
says the psychiatrist. Maybe she didn’t see the e-mail.
The good thing about masturbation is you don’t have to dress up for it.
—TRUMAN CAPOTE
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Don’t knock masturbation—it’s sex with someone I love.
—WOODY ALLEN
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It is better to copulate than never.
—ROBERT HEINLEIN
Lines Men Use
All those curves, and me with no brakes.
Let’s go to my place and do the things I’ll tell everyone we did anyway.
Don’t worry, it only seems kinky the first time.
Let’s be naughty and save Santa a trip.
You're so fine, you make me want to go out and get a job.
My magical watch says you aren’t wearing any panties. Oh, you are? It must be an hour fast!
The last time I was inside a woman was when I went to the Statue of Liberty.
—WOODY ALLEN
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If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.
—DOROTHY PARKER
A man enters his bedroom and finds his wife in bed with another man.
What are you doing?!?
he yells.
See?
the wife says to her lover. Did I say he was stupid or what?!
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken.
—ERICA JONG
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I’ve tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic and the others give me a stiff neck or lockjaw.
—TALLULAH BANKHEAD
Q: Did you hear about the new morning after
pill for men?
A: It changes their blood type.
Q: What is the quickest way to clear out a men’s restroom?
A: Say, Nice dick.
There are a number of mechanical devices that increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief amongst these is the Mercedes-Benz 380L convertible.
—P. J. O’ROURKE
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Why did God create men? Because vibrators can’t mow the lawn.
—MADONNA
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Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can’t even get into my own pants.
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God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a