11) I’m not a huge coconut guy. (Hoffman.)
10) I didn’t throw the wine at the wall. (It was all a misunderstanding.)
9) Not only the poem … but the whole world makes sense. (Upon listening to Which Folio Malvolio?)
8) I think they serve breakfast. (Reference unclear, but one suspects the result was not happy.)
7) Hoffman: I think Springfield has been pooh-poohed. Schneider: I already poohed it.
6) Hence the name Lake Evergreen … This looks and smells like what’s at the bottom of a port-a-potty. We now know why they call it Lake Evergreen.
5) Observe him, for the love of mockery, for I know this letter will make a competitive idiot of him. (Twelfth Night, 2.5.16)
4) Will the Laura Bush cookies make me dull and inflexible? (Probably, Linda, but your fav/unfav poll numbers will be great!)
3) Uncle Herschel’s colitis was acting up. (Cracker Barrel offered ol’ Unc’s favorites for breakfast. The choice of Metamucil or Pepto-Bismol was at least appreciated.)
2) The knorks never really took off. (Sporks, on the other hand …)
1) My son is dead? (And the winner of the Sofia Coppola Unexpected Inflection award goes to …)
And this late but classic entry: It doesn’t have to be funny to be good comedy.