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A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussel sprouts never do.

A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something brussel sprouts never do.

P. J. O'Rourke

Funny, Food, Wine

P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig”, p.57, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

The French are sawed-off sissies who eat snails and slugs and cheese that smells like people's feet. Utter cowards who force their own children to drink wine, they gibber like baboons even when you try to speak to them in their own wimpy language.

P. J. O'Rourke

Sarcastic, Children, Food

Modern air travel means less time spent in transit. That time is now spent in transit lounges.

P. J. O'Rourke

Funny, Humorous, Food

P.J. O'Rourke (2012). “Holidays in Hell”, p.16, Atlantic Books Ltd

Veal is a very young beef and, like a very young girlfriend, it's cute but boring and expensive.

P. J. O'Rourke

Cute, Girlfriend, Food

P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig”, p.54, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either.

P. J. O'Rourke

Food, Drinking, Alcohol

P. J. O'Rourke (1983). “Modern manners”, Dell Books

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.

P. J. O'Rourke

Funny, Children, Food

P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People”, p.113, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

I was told to hand over my disposable lighter, to prevent, I suppose, any threat of "Do what I say or I'll light this Marlboro and you'll all die - in thirty years due to inhalation of secondhand smoke."

P. J. O'Rourke

Funny, Humorous, Food

P.J. O'Rourke (2009). “Peace Kills”, p.58, Atlantic Books Ltd