A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment.

I suppose I'd get in trouble if I were to melt them down.

Are you running away from something?

[after accepting a gift from a Kenyan woman] You are a woman, aren't you?

It doesn't look like much work goes on at this university.

I don't care what kind it is, just get me a beer.

Oh, it's you that owns that ghastly car, is it?