One-liner joke

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Examples

• "I have nothing to declare except my genius." (Oscar Wilde
  Oscar Wilde
  
  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish people playwright, Irish poetry and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest Celebrity of his day....
  , upon arriving at US customs 1882)
• "Race is just a pigment of the imagination" (Glen Highland)
• "If all those sweet young things were laid end to end – I wouldn't be a bit surprised." (Dorothy Parker
  Dorothy Parker
  
  Dorothy Parker was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles.From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, a group she later...
  , on girls attending a Yale prom)
• "I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception." (Groucho Marx
  Groucho Marx
  
  Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx , was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers and also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game shows You Bet Your Life and Tell it to Groucho....
  )
• "Take my wife – please!" (Henny Youngman
  Henny Youngman
  
  Henry "Henny" Youngman was a United Kingdom-born comedian and violinist famous for "one-liner joke," short, simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire....
  )
• "The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades" (Demetri Martin
  Demetri Martin
  
  Demetrios Evans Martin is an Emmy Award–nominated and if.comedy award–winning United States comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist....
  )
• "If it wasn't for pickpockets, I'd have no sex life at all." (Rodney Dangerfield
  Rodney Dangerfield
  
  Rodney Dangerfield was an United States comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect" and his monologues on that theme....
  )
• "Overall, I'd say my career as a photographer has been a bit of a blur." (Milton Jones
  Milton Jones
  
  Milton Jones is a British people comedian, who won the if.comedy award for best newcomer in 1996. His jokes are mostly One-liner joke involving puns....
  )
• "Ah, nostalgia ain't what it used to be..." (English
  English people
  
  The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England who speak English language in England. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
   Proverb
  Proverb
  
  A proverb , also called a byword or nayword, is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity....
  , used to mock another's reactionary opinion.)

See also

• Greguería
  Greguería
  
  A greguer?a is a short text, usually one sentence, in which the author expresses a philosophical, pragmatic, or humorous idea in a witty and original way....