Henry Youngman has created quite a career for himself by “borrowing” and then using other comedians’ material.
For example:
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A man is at the bar, drunk. I pick him up off the floor, and offer to take him home. On the way to my car, he falls down three times. When I get to his house, I help him out of the car, and on the way to the front door, he falls down four more times. I ring the bell and say, Here’s your husband! The man’s wife says, Where’s his wheelchair?
A man goes to a psychiatrist. The doctor says, “You’re crazy” The man says, “I want a second opinion!” “Okay, you’re ugly too!”
Everytime I ask what time it is, I get a different answer.
A guy complains of a headache. Another guy says, Do what I do. I put my head on my wife’s bosom, and the headache goes away. The next day, the man says, Did you do what I told you to? Yes, I sure did. By the way, you have a nice house!
I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.
I said to my wife, ‘Where do you want to go for our anniversary?’ She said, ‘I want to go somewhere I’ve never been before.’ I said, ‘Try the kitchen.’
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
Just think, if it weren’t for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.
Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.
A guy says, I’m so old that I forgot how old I am. An old woman says, I’ll tell you how old you are. Take off your clothes and bend over. The man does this. The woman says, You’re seventy four. The man says, How can you tell? The woman says, You told me yesterday.
A drunk was in front of a judge. The judge says “You’ve been brought here for drinking.” The drunk says “Okay, let’s get started.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
I call my lawyer and say, ‘Can I ask you two questions?’ He says, ‘What’s the second question?’
Getting on a plane, I told the ticket lady, “Send one of my bags to New York, send one to Los Angeles, and send one to Miami.” She said, “We can’t do that!” I told her, “You did it last week!”
My best friend ran away with my wife, and let me tell you, I miss him.
It’s not true that married men live longer than single men. It only seems longer.
She was at the beauty shop for two hours. That was only for the estimate.