We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there.
Dana GouldOne day they will invent a time machine and, like the internet, it will be used primarily for boning.
Dana GouldTo me 30 isn't old. But it's definitely the beginning of no longer young. Because you notice little subtle things happen to you. You'll be in your car driving around listening to the radio and hear stuff like, That's was an oldie from The Clash.
Dana GouldIn a world of war, pain and suffering, all I want for Christmas is an underwater watch and a silver clutch rod for my dirt bike.
Dana GouldIf studies on lab rats are any indication, human beings have a deep-seated fear of a big, scary cat being let into their cage.
Dana GouldRepublicans don't believe government works, and get into it to prove it will fail. Same with strippers and relationships.
Dana GouldWhat if you died, and you found out that when you died, we all went to the same place. No Heaven, no Hell, doesn't matter what you did in life - you all go to the same place, regardless. I know a lot of nice people who will be really pissed off. You'll see Gandhi arguing with the doorman.
Dana GouldOur dog just wanders around the house with a concerned look on his face. Dogs are just people who can't find their phone.
Dana GouldChocolate covered peanuts, chocolate covered raisins, chocolate covered pretzels... Chocolate. So afraid to be alone.
Dana GouldDo people in the Ku Klux Klan who die and come back as ghosts have to wear two sheets when attending the rally?
Dana GouldWhoever coined the phrase, killing two birds with one stone, not only hated birds but also thought we needed to conserve stones.
Dana GouldIf you gave a bag of potato chips to the guy who invented Pringles, he'd look at you like you were trying to hand him an abortion.
Dana GouldMy whole approach to marriage is simple: my wife will do something that drives me insane, I won't say anything, and then, later, I'll die of cancer.
Dana GouldHere's something you never hear: Now that I've worked through all my emotional issues, I'm free to dedicate my life to ventriloquism!
Dana GouldMy life is just like Breaking Bad except instead of a chemistry teacher I'm just a guy and instead of making meth I don't do much.
Dana GouldEvery time the circus comes to town, I can't help thinking, Somewhere out there, there's clown semen.
Dana GouldWhat's a farmer's market without some guy singing Here Comes The Sun in a way that makes you wish the sun would stop coming up.
Dana GouldThe hard part about living in the present is it forces you to abandon hope for the future. Thanks for nothing, now.
Dana GouldI've often been accused of being the comic's comic. It's a bad business model when your fans are the people who get in free.
Dana GouldNo one has ever thought this: Now that I'm out of therapy and have fixed my mental problems, I think I want to be a ventriloquist.
Dana GouldI've grown tired of resting on my laurels and have decided to start resting on my failures.
Dana GouldEvery Thanksgiving we feed the homeless so they may join us as we celebrate other people finding a home.
Dana GouldDoes anyone remember how we used to get cash before ATM's? Did we have to go inside the bank? Then what? We lived like apes!
Dana GouldA lot of people are looking for their soul mates. Along the way, it's nice to bump into some genital pals.
Dana GouldScatterbrain is one of those harmless little words you use a million times... Then it turns up in a crime scene description.
Dana GouldYou rarely get a convincing lecture on playing to your strength from a bald guy with a ponytail.
Dana GouldThe gun legislation was doomed the minute it became associated with the words common sense.
Dana GouldWhen I was in high school, girls made fun of me for liking vampire movies. Now, I'd be their king. Time machine, where are you?
Dana GouldThere's nothing like a string of Xmas lights inside the house to make the whole family feel like they live in a vintage clothing store.
Dana GouldI love my dog, but since the kids came along, the petting has gone out of our relationship.
Dana GouldCowboy boots with a suit? You're a rough, tough businessman. Chaps with a bow tie? You're in the rough, tough man business.
Dana GouldIf life begins at conception, but you can be born again later, only to live on eternally after death, what's the big deal about anything?
Dana GouldI would think, if you were horny enough, there'd come a time when it was hos before bros.
Dana GouldWhy did I adopt kids? I dunno. Let me look at my family: religious weirdo, gun nut, biker, boozer, dead tooth, too many cats, the guy who talks to his truck. Hmm. Maybe I adopted because genetically my balls are full of poison.
Dana GouldWe broke up, and my first reaction was 'Fine - I've been through this too many times. I can't change your mind. I can't live your life for you. You're gone in your direction. I'm going to pick up; I'm going to go in my direction. I'm not going to live in the past. I'm not going to embrace the pain. You go, I'll go, and that will be it.' And I felt that way for an hour and 10 minutes.
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