Dolly Parton was many things, she was a brilliant comedian with great one-liners … what ones do you remember / are your favourites?

[StormGazing]

Mine include some well know blinders:

1. it takes a lot of money to look this cheap
2. When speaking to a journalist who said what do you think about people who call you a dumb blonde … well I’m not dumb and I’m certainly not blonde
3. how long does it take you to do your hair: I have no idea, I’m not there!

these may not be exactly right but brilliant way about her where she didn’t take herswlf seriously, she had a look and it was iconic, I’m very sad today, so want to have a cry and chuckle to some funny comments that she’s said over the years - fly high Dolly

About her tiny feet: ‘things don’t grow in the shade!’

That’s brilliant 🤩

She was a beautiful human being.

She really was, never a bad word to say, only positivity and support of people ❤️💎

Saw an interview of her from the 80s today and she was telling the presenter that when she was poor and a very young girl she idolised a lady in her town who her mum said was a "cheap whore" as she loved her look.She said she had chose to look like that ever since 🤣

I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department 4 days to put it out. 😁

My daddy was the smartest man I've ever known but his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all his dreams come true.

What a woman. A million children with books because of her.

Replying to a Q&A from an audience member who asked her how many wigs she had. 'How do you know this ain't real?'

I remember someone asked her if she believed in living together before marriage and she was like hell I don’t even believe in after you’re married! Love her. What a loss.

I saw a clip of her today talking about Jolene and laughing about her husband in later years and she was laughing and saying where are you Jolene, don’t want him now do you, she can have him! But all in a laughy jokey way. Very relatable!!

‘It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world’
‘Find out who you are and do it on purpose’

There is an awful interview where I think it is Diane Sawyer and she is really talking down to her about being a hill billy.

She did an absolute masterclass on flipping the script and talking up her people. Honestly trained PR specialist could not have done better.

What I'm pondering is what is was about Dolly that made both men and women love her. That's unusual! I'm guessing the genuine humility?

On a chat show with multiple guests uttering saccharine platitudes about romantic anniversary rituals, when Dolly Parton's turn came, she quipped: "our trip down memory lane is driving out to the local teen canoodling spot and getting in the back seat to make out!"

On the Parkinson show IIRC!

'I would never stoop so low as to be fashionable'

I read something that she said she was going to ask Jolene to come and get him

These are brilliant! I heard today that Jolene worked in their bank and she flirted with her husband, apparently Dolly said ‘we changed banks because there was high interest at that bank’ … she’s brilliant 🤩

Being sharp as a whip but effectively hiding it.

An International Treasure if ever there was one.

They call me a dumb blonde, but I know I ain’t dumb and I know I ain’t blonde.

'If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain’

Dolly was a legend ❤️

According to a post on Redditt, someone who was working as a waiter in a restaurant bought her a birthday cake, she blew out all the candles and said that's the best blowjob you ever seen.

I was lucky enough to see her back in the day.

When asked about plastic surgery

"If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I'll get it nipped, tucked or sucked."

It's brilliant that she stayed with her man all those years and he just lived his normal life and got in his truck to go to work. A regular, working class guy.