"The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it’s just sort of a tired feeling." ― Paula Poundstone Topic(s): Death More From Paula Poundstone "I have a very silly sense of humor. I’ve never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe." "My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, ‘Mom, they weren’t trying to teach you how to swim.’" "I’m thankful for Sarah Palin’s vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California." More In Death "I feel monotony and death to be almost the same."― Charlotte Bronte "You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face."― Ian Fleming "For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off."― Johnny Carson