The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The phrase 'Get it?' is funny because it draws attention to itself.
- In plain terms
- Saying 'Get it?' makes people laugh.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes asking if someone gets it is the joke.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What phrase do you use that makes people laugh?
- How do you know someone understands you?
Another view
Not everyone finds this phrase funny.
More from Garrison Keillor
Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. [The last sentence of the short story 'State Fair' found in the book Leavin…
Permalink to quote #32 Where I'm from we don't trust paper. Wealth is what's here on the premises. If I open a cupboard and see, say, 30 cans of tomato sauce and a five-pound bag of …
Permalink to quote #34 Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you woul…
Permalink to quote #31
Related quotes
If you smell what The Rock is cooking!
Dwayne (The Rock) JohnsonDwayne (The Rock) Johnson quote #1 If I reprehend anything in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!
Richard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley Sheridan quote #12 When I play the South, they say 'y'all' in the South. They take out the 'O' and the 'U'. So when I'm in the South I try to talk like that so people understand …
Mitch HedbergMitch Hedberg quote #26