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The comedy show Seinfeld becomes popular.

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So many of my friends (and me) think Seinfeld was one of the greatest shows EVER on TV.  Jerry and Larry David did genius work in developing the characters over the years and always maintaining a brilliant level of comedy.  The beauty of Seinfeld for me (now that I’m a New Yorker) is that the comedy is being made from the life I lead; the coffee shop, the dry cleaners, the Soup Nazi, rental cars, parking problems, going to Queens, oh it’s all so familiar!!  Yada yada, yada…

  1. “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking.  Number two is death.  Death is number two.  Does that sound right? This means to the average person who goes to a funeral, you’re better off being in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
  2. “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.”
  3. “Why do they call it a “building”? It looks like they’re finished. Why isn’t it a “built”?
  4. “My parents didn’t want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty, and that’s the law.”
  5. “See, the thing of it is, there’s a lot of ugly people out there walking around but they don’t know they’re ugly because nobody actually tells them.”
  6. “To me, a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We’re all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving our pieces around the board, but if there is a problem the lawyer is the only person who has read the inside of the top of the box.”
  7. “Men don’t care what’s on TV. They only care what else is on TV.”
  8. “I can’t go to a bad movie by myself. What, am I gonna make sarcastic remarks to strangers?”
  9. “It’s the financial equivalent of a complete rectal examination.”
  10. “Do you have any conceivable reason for even getting up in the morning?” “I like to get the Daily News.”

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