Frank Carson Quotes

I don't think my wife likes me very much, when I had a heart attack she wrote for an ambulance.

I said to the waitress, "There's a fly swimming in my soup." She said: "You've got too much soup - he should only be able to paddle."

Most of my jokes are racist - usually about the Irish.

America has only 100 Senators for 309 million people, but Stormont has 108 members for 1.7 million.

My Irish mate told me, if you file down the edges of a 50 pence piece, you can use it as a 10p.

I'm staying in a lovely hotel, dressing robe behind the door, lovely fluffy sheets - took me a half an hour getting my suitcase closed.

I have a pacemaker in, but it doesn't work very well, because every time I fart the garage door opens.

My wife went into the butchers and said: "You've a sheep's head in your window." The butcher said: "That's a mirror."

I'm not really a homosexual. I just help them out when they're busy.

I asked a shop owner if he could help me out. He said: "What way did you come in?"

Did you know you can have an Irish abortion, but there is a 12 month waiting list?

I was in the Far East and I went into a restaurant and I ordered octopus and the waiter said: "It takes four hours." I asked why and he said: "It keeps turning off the gas."

What's the difference between a Rottweiler and a poodle peeing on your leg? You let the Rottweiler finish.

A man turns to the guy next to him who's covered in bandages from head to toe and asks "What happened?". "I fell through a glass window," explains the man. The first man says: "Lucky you were wearing all those bandages."

My idea for peace in the Middle East is to go back to the 1966 line, but to build even more houses for the Palestinians, who are a poor people.

It's my wife Ruth's birthday soon. I said to her: "What would you like for your birthday?" She said: "I want a divorce." I said: "I wasn't planning on spending that much."

I've been married to my wife for 60 years but it feels just like yesterday, and you know what a bloody awful day yesterday was.

People in Northern Ireland vote for their church, they don't vote with their heads; it is ridiculous.

A man was found dead covered in sprinkles, strawberry sauce and a flake. Reports said he may have topped himself.

A man says to his mate: "My wife is a twin." His mate says, "How do you tell them apart?" The man says: "Her brother has a beard."

So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'.

There was an Irish space program to go to the sun. They went at night so they didn't get burnt.

A man walks into a hospital feeling unwell and the doctor says: "Sorry, you've only got three minutes to live." The man said: "Can you do something for me?" "Yes," he said. "I'll boil you an egg."

An Irishman's wife gave birth to twins. Her husband wanted to know who the other man was.

The council in Blackpool have given the homeless bus passes, but how would they know where to get off?

Have you heard about the Irishman who reversed into a car boot sale and sold the engine?

I just want to apologise for being late. I was flying back from Spain and the air hostess said: "We are two hours late Mr Carson." When I asked why, she said: "The pilot has heard a funny noise in the engine that he doesn't like, so we are waiting on another pilot who can't hear it."

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. The barman looks at them and says: "Is this some kind of a joke?"

A traffic policeman stops Sister Bridget for speeding. She pulls into the side of the road and winds down her window. The officer walks round and starts undoing his fly. "Oh dear," she says, "Not the breathalyser again."

I'm really worried about my girlfriend's morals ... she has NEXT written on her knickers.

A man says to the doctor: "What's the good news?" "You've got 24 hours to live." He says: "What's the bad news?" The doctor says: "We should have told you yesterday."

I bought these shoes in Taiwan, and they said in the inside "made around the corner."

Doctor told me I've got two weeks to live. I said: "Can I have the last week in July and the 1st week in August?"

I gave my wife a kiss this morning. She jumped out of bed and did a lap of honour.

A man up in front of a judge says "I don't recognise this court." "Why not?" "It's been redecorated since the last time I was here."

I am accusing him of stealing my best material, he was a very funny man.

The Irish Six Million Dollar man only cost three quid.

A man walks into a pet shop and says: "Give me a wasp." The shopkeeper replies: "We don't sell wasps." He says: "There's one in the window."

Frank once slipped something into the pocket of a luggage handler at the airport and said: "Have a drink on me." The luggage handler later found out it was a tea bag.

It's never occurred to me to worry about my health, or that I'll get old, or that people will stop laughing at me.

A man walked into a shop and asked, "How much are your eggs?" He said "£1.40 a dozen". He then asked: "How much are your cracked ones?" He said: "35p". He said: "Crack us four dozen."

This is Frank Carson, News at Ten, Sober.

There were two Irishmen eating sandwiches in a pub and the landlord said: "You can't eat your own food in here." So they swapped sandwiches.

My father fought in World War I and single-handedly destroyed the Germans' line of communication. He ate their pigeon.

An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman were invited to a Christmas party. The Englishman brought a bag of tinsel, the Scotsman brought a bag of holly and they asked the Irishman: "What have you brought?" He said: "I brought a pair of knickers." They asked: "What has that got to do with Christmas?" He said "They're Carol's."

My uncle Jimmy took liver salts twice a day for 40 years. He died on Sunday, was buried Wednesday and the following Friday they had to go to the cemetery to beat his liver to death with a stick.

There was a man sitting in the dining room of the Titanic, he said: "I know I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous."

Someone threw a petrol bomb at Alex Higgins once and he drank it!