Sound Bites

Sound Bites

TV's funniest lines from July 27 to August 2

''Princess Di and Prince Charles have finally signed divorce papers. Nobody knows for sure why the royal marriage didn't work out, but I think we can rule out job stress.''
— Jay Leno on The Tonight Show

''The cast of ''Friends'' say they want 100,000 dollars an episode. You know what I say? It's time to make new friends.''
— Rosie O'Donnell on The Rosie O'Donnell Show

''So if you walk by the dorms and hear anyone screaming 'Oh, Canada,' it won't be the swimmers.''
— Bob Costas, explaining that Canadian swimmers agreed to abstain from sexual activity during the Summer Olympics, on the opening-ceremony broadcast

Originally posted Aug 02, 1996 Published in issue #338 Aug 02, 1996 Order article reprints
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