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“Days of Dutch courage, just three French letters, and a German sense of humour.”

Three Humour Expression Letters Dutch

Author:Elvis Costello

“With pornography, if you don't get hard or wet, depending on your gender, it didn't work. With humour, if you don't laugh it didn't work. And with horror, if you don't get scared or haunted, depending on what it's trying to do, it didn't work. I'm fascinated by those three categories.”

Ifs Trying Hard Three Laughing Humour Horror Scared Gender Categories Fascinated Wet Pornography

Author:Neil Gaiman

“I must have read every issue of 'Punch' published in the 20th century, and I think in the process I picked up the true voice of English humour - that amiable, fairly liberal, laconic voice which you find in something like 'Three Men in a Boat.'”

Thinking Men Three Process Voice Issues Century Humour Boat 20th Century Amiable Laconic

Author:Terry Pratchett

“My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that, it's very sad.”

Ifs Needs Children Three Comedy Havens Humour Very Sad

Author:Norman Wisdom

“Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it's exactly like love in three ways: it's pushy, it has no real sense of humour, and it turns up where you least expect it.”

Way Firsts Real Turns Three Humour Optimism Cousin Shantaram Like Love Three Ways Pushy

Book:Shantaram: A Novel

Source: Shantaram: A Novel

“Three blind mice walk into a pub. But they are unaware of their surroundings, so to derive humour from it would be exploitative.”

Humor Would Be Funny Three Walks Humour Blind Mice Surroundings Pubs

Author:Bill Bailey