Betty White Quotes

There is a single entendre, but I don't know about a triple one.

If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.

Sarcasm doesn't read sarcastic in print.

The marvelous thing about a joke with a double meaning is that it can only mean one thing.

I understand your new play is full of single entendres.

A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny.

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.

Always say 'no pun intended' to draw attention to the intended pun.

I really didn't say everything I said.

It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius.

Sarcasm is lost in print.

I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this at face value and am being 'sarcastic.'

There are elements of irony in my work, of course.

I was the class innuendist.

Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all.

I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what makes it comedy.

A lot of truth is said in jest.

Irony is a great tool to deal with things. It's an intellectualization, a way to go above things, which can work.

Irreverence is easy - what's hard is wit.

I like the irony in my work.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else.

Woody says I can make jokes, but I don't get them - I'm always looking deeper for the meanings.

Somehow it seems more clever to refer to something instead of saying it.