Factbox - Phyllis Diller's self-deprecating humour

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(Reuters) - Phyllis Diller, a former housewife whose raucous jokes about her life and looks swept her to fame and made her among America's pioneering female stand-up comediennes, died on Monday, age 95. She was known for her flamboyant style and self-deprecating humour. Here are some examples of Diller's jokes. * "I love to go to the doctor. Where else would a man look at me and say, 'Take off ...

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