Nobody had a better sense of humor than my friend Dolly Parton

We lost country queen Dolly Parton on Tuesday. I knew Dolly well.Here’s some of the things she told me over the years:In 2022: “I often get up 3 a.m.

because God gets up early.”Years earlier: “My husband calls me Catfish.”One of my favorites from 1989: “My idea of a heavenly Christmas is being in bed with my husband with no phone calls for five days.”Another time, “I know what it’s like to be dropped.”Recently, it was: “Like me, 86th Street is getting a makeover.”And so you know: “I refrigerate my wigs.”She could laugh at herself: Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email.By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Never miss a story.“My Christmas gift will be to Our Lady of Unbelievable Proportions.”“My chestnuts won’t roast by any open fire.”“I want to get it off my chest like silicone.”“I was once voted the Best Bosom at the Oscars.”In the 1990s, she said: “Clinton thinks seeing the Grand Tetons means going to a Dolly Parton concert.” And, “The book ‘Clinton Confidential’ is enough to turn my wig gray.”She made do: “As a youngster in Tennessee I painted my lips with mercurochrome and wet berries.” And, “I still like to pee off the porch.”She also told me years ago: “I never planned on staying home with kids.

I’m devoted to one man.”“A drag queen could make me look bald,” she quipped in 2007.In the early ’80s, it was: “My new waistline’s about 20 inches.”On marriage, she said: “Gay folks should be allowed to be as miserable as the rest of us.”In 2002, in one of my many full columns about her, she loved reading that “Parts of Dolly Parton are a wonder of modern science” and “Dolly has rubber plantations working double-time just on her needs.”In May 2009, a headline on one column read “Good golly, Miss Dolly, Wanted for a revival.” A now abbreviat...