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Calvin Trillin Quotes

$Did you know that five out of three people have trouble with fractions Picture Quote #1$

Why in the world are you a Republican Picture Quote #1

The Banh Mi sandwich is really the only good argument for colonialism Picture Quote #1

People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn’t be something that interested them Picture Quote #1

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn’t meant my answers literally Picture Quote #1

We all know funny people who can’t get it down on the page - even funny writers who can’t get it down on the page Picture Quote #1

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One advantage of a monarchy is that a monarchy does not suffer the effects of having great clots of white Christians moping around simply because they aren’t the king or queen Picture Quote #1

Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan Picture Quote #1

I’m in favor of liberalizing immigration because of the effect it would have on restaurants. I’d let just about everybody in except the English Picture Quote #1

Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease Picture Quote #1

The way I read Billy Carter’s testimony, he was a model citizen himself until the voters went and ruined his life by making his brother President Picture Quote #1

At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom Picture Quote #1

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When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere Picture Quote #1

Even today, well-brought-up English girls are taught by their mothers to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half, just in case one of the dinner guests turns up without his teeth Picture Quote #1

You know, I used to say, when people say, ‘How do you think about what to write about in the poems every week?’ And I say, ‘Well, I have to turn it in on Monday, so on Sunday nights I turn the shower to iambic pentameter and it sort of works out that way.’ Picture Quote #1

Everything was blamed on Castro. Mudslides in California. The fact that you can’t buy a decent tomato anymore. Was there an exceptionally high pollen count in Massapequa, Long Island, one day? It was Castro, exporting sneezes Picture Quote #1

We all know funny people who can’t get it down on the page - even funny writers who can’t get it down on the page Picture Quote #1

I never eat in a restaurant that’s over a hundred feet off the ground and won’t stand still Picture Quote #1

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There is no question that Rumanian-Jewish food is heavy. One meal is equal in heaviness, I would guess, to eight or nine years of steady mung-bean eating Picture Quote #1

The interesting thing about class warfare is that it’s only class warfare if it’s up, not down. If you talk about welfare cheats or something, that’s not class warfare because it’s down; you have to talk about rich people before it’s class warfare Picture Quote #1

Was the Buffalo chicken wing invented when Teressa Bellissimo thought of splitting it in half and deep frying it and serving it with celery and blue-cheese dressing? Was it invented when John Young started using mambo sauce and thought of elevating wings into a specialty? Picture Quote #1

At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom Picture Quote #1

Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan Picture Quote #1

Before I was born [my father] wanted me to go specifically to Yale, which he thought would help. It was easy for him to think I could be president: he didn’t have to worry about being president himself, being ineligible because he wasn’t born in the United States Picture Quote #1

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I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can’t get rid of Picture Quote #1

Math was always my bad subject. I couldn’t convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically Picture Quote #1

The average trade book has a shelf life of between milk and yogurt, except for books by any member of the Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives Picture Quote #1

If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is? Picture Quote #1

When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family’s hands are clean Picture Quote #1

Canadians are very well behaved, they don’t throw their food Picture Quote #1

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Did you know that five out of three people have trouble with fractions (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Why in the world are you a Republican (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The Banh Mi sandwich is really the only good argument for colonialism (Calvin Trillin Quotes) People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn’t be something that interested them. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn’t meant my answers literally (Calvin Trillin Quotes) We all know funny people who can’t get it down on the page - even funny writers who can’t get it down on the page (Calvin Trillin Quotes) One advantage of a monarchy is that a monarchy does not suffer the effects of having great clots of white Christians moping around simply because they aren’t the king or queen (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I’m in favor of liberalizing immigration because of the effect it would have on restaurants. I’d let just about everybody in except the English (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The way I read Billy Carter’s testimony, he was a model citizen himself until the voters went and ruined his life by making his brother President (Calvin Trillin Quotes) At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom (Calvin Trillin Quotes) When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Even today, well-brought-up English girls are taught by their mothers to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half, just in case one of the dinner guests turns up without his teeth (Calvin Trillin Quotes) You know, I used to say, when people say, ‘How do you think about what to write about in the poems every week?’ And I say, ‘Well, I have to turn it in on Monday, so on Sunday nights I turn the shower to iambic pentameter and it sort of works out that way.’ (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Everything was blamed on Castro. Mudslides in California. The fact that you can’t buy a decent tomato anymore. Was there an exceptionally high pollen count in Massapequa, Long Island, one day? It was Castro, exporting sneezes (Calvin Trillin Quotes) We all know funny people who can’t get it down on the page - even funny writers who can’t get it down on the page. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I never eat in a restaurant that’s over a hundred feet off the ground and won’t stand still. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) There is no question that Rumanian-Jewish food is heavy. One meal is equal in heaviness, I would guess, to eight or nine years of steady mung-bean eating. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The interesting thing about class warfare is that it’s only class warfare if it’s up, not down. If you talk about welfare cheats or something, that’s not class warfare because it’s down; you have to talk about rich people before it’s class warfare. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Was the Buffalo chicken wing invented when Teressa Bellissimo thought of splitting it in half and deep frying it and serving it with celery and blue-cheese dressing? Was it invented when John Young started using mambo sauce and thought of elevating wings into a specialty? (Calvin Trillin Quotes) At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Before I was born [my father] wanted me to go specifically to Yale, which he thought would help. It was easy for him to think I could be president: he didn’t have to worry about being president himself, being ineligible because he wasn’t born in the United States. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can’t get rid of. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Math was always my bad subject. I couldn’t convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) The average trade book has a shelf life of between milk and yogurt, except for books by any member of the Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives. (Calvin Trillin Quotes) If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is? (Calvin Trillin Quotes) When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family’s hands are clean (Calvin Trillin Quotes) Canadians are very well behaved, they don’t throw their food (Calvin Trillin Quotes)

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