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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > Jokes & riddles
"This book almost didn't exist. I was about to write a serious,
heavy book entitled How To Save Western Civilization, as a sequel
to my book How To Destroy Western Civilization and Other Ideas from
the Cultural Abyss. But writing it was not making me happy, and
reading it was not going to make anybody else happy either. And
then I stopped just long enough for my guardian angel to squeeze
through that tiny window of opportunity that I had opened up by my
silence and to whisper this commonsense question into my
subconscious: "Why not make them happy instead?" (Angels specialize
in common sense.) I started thinking: Western civilization is
neither healthy, happy, nor holy. Humor is all three. Humor is not
only holy, it's Heavenly. And if you are surprised to be told that
humor is Heavenly, you need to read this book because you reveal
your misunderstanding of both humor and Heaven. If you ask, 'Is
there laughter in Heaven?' my answer is: 'You can't be serious!'"
THREE BOOKS IN ONE A TRIPLE HELPING OF GARFIELD HUMOR
MEANS THREE TIMES THE FUN!
He used to be perfect, but now he's even better! Garfield, the fat
cat with the super sized ego, is back in the spotlight, dissing his
dimwitted owner Jon - even pilfering his pants. Some cats chase
mice; Garfield prefers to take legal action. When down on the farm,
the city kitty puts up with-and puts down-Jon and his barnyard
brother. No wonder Garfield's often in a bad mood.
But no matter what, he's always in the mood for food!
The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD
comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield
may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the
same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some super
sized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never
enough!
GARFIELD BEEFS UP
GARFIELD GETS COOKIN'
GARFIELD EATS CROW
Featuring narrative essays, short stories, conceptual pieces and
drawings, the bestselling "This Is a Book" delivers sharp jokes and
colorful characters from the brilliant mind of the renowned
comedian.
The laugh-out-loud true story of a harrowing and hilarious two-year
odyssey in the distant South Pacific island nation of
Kiribati--possibly The Worst Place on Earth.
At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost--who had been pushing the
snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless
graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp
jobs--decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a
remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was
restless and lacked direction, and the idea of dropping everything
and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He
should have known better.
"The Sex Lives of Cannibals tells the hilarious story of what
happens when Troost discovers that Tarawa is not the island
paradise he dreamed of. Falling into one amusing misadventure after
another, Troost struggles through relentless, stifling heat, a
variety of deadly bacteria, polluted seas, toxic fish--all in a
country where the only music to be heard for miles around is "La
Macarena." He and his stalwart girlfriend Sylvia spend the next two
years battling incompetent government officials, alarmingly large
critters, erratic electricity, and a paucity of food options
(including the Great Beer Crisis); and contending with a bizarre
cast of local characters, including "Half-Dead Fred" and the
self-proclaimed Poet Laureate of Tarawa (a British drunkard who's
never written a poem in his life).
With "The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost has delivered one
of the most original, rip-roaringly funny travelogues in years--one
that will leave you thankful for staples of American civilization
such as coffee, regular showers, and tabloid news, andthat will
provide the ultimate vicarious adventure.
What do you get when you take tons of hilarious one-liners,
riddles, knock-knock jokes, and tongue twisters, then add dozens of
hilarious illustrations? Sandy Silverthorne's latest joke book!
This crazy-fun, fully illustrated book is filled with the best
clean humor around. Jokes like What do you call a flock of sheep
rolling down a hill? A lamb-slide! Knock, knock Who's there?
Ammonia. Ammonia who? Ammonia little kid. How should I know? I'm
terrified of elevators so I'm taking steps to avoid them. Get ready
for hours of fun making your friends laugh, making your family
laugh, but mostly making yourself laugh! Ideal for kids ages 6-12.
Who says math can't be funny? In Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks, Patrick
Vennebush dispels the myth of the humorless mathematician. His
quick wit comes through in this incredible compilation of jokes and
stories. Intended for all math types, Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks
provides a comprehensive collection of math humor, containing over
400 jokes. It's a book that all teachers from elementary school
through college should have in their library. But the humor isn't
just for the classroom-it also appeals to engineers, statisticians,
and other math professionals searching for some good, clean,
numerical fun. From basic facts (Why is 6 afraid of 7?) to
trigonometry (Mathematical puns are the first sine of dementia) and
algebra (Graphing rational functions is a pain in the asymptote),
no topic is safe. As Professor Jim Rubillo notes, Math Jokes 4 Math
Folks is an absolute gem for anyone dedicated to seeing
mathematical ideas through puns, double meanings, and blatant bad
jokes. Such perspectives help to see concepts and ideas in
different and creative ways.
Alton Douglas is back! Author of over fifty books, Alton once again
trawls through his career as a professional comedian, scriptwriter,
TV warm-up artiste, actor and trombonist, to produce a feast of
anecdotes, jokes and stories in the same vein as his previous
Entertaining Thoughts, Laughs in the Right Place and I Forgot to
Tell You. With the emphasis on fun and entertainment, he presents
another collection of the curious, humorous and downright strange
happenings that have enriched his life, including behind-the-scenes
stories of the nice and not-so-nice inhabitants of the world of
show business.
Unleashing the most whimsical wisecracks from The Herald's
endlessly silly Diary column, Lorne Jackson presents a brand new
collection of jokes to tickle the most discerning of funny bones.
Featuring over 300 hilarious jokes and a brain-busting quiz to test
your pun proficiency, these weird and wonderful gags include a
handy crooner-themed guide to chromosomes, pelican perspectives and
Dracula himself! Prepare for the ultimate dose of top-quality quips
to induce giggles, groans and guffaws and keep you endlessly amused
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Jokes are a perfect format for learning vocabulary, idiomatic
expressions, and grammar. Jokes are also designed to be retold. If
you learn a joke by heart and tell it to other people, then by
doing so you will also learn the grammar and vocabulary involved.
The book also contains exercises designed to reveal whether you
have understood the joke or not: A joke is presented to you but
with the paragraphs mixed up. Your task is to put them in the
correct order. The joke has a choice of three punch lines. If you
select the correct one, this should be an indicator that you have
understood the joke. Several two-line jokes are presented together.
The task is to match the first line and the second line. A joke is
presented with some key words missing. The task is to insert the
right word in the right place. Easy English! is a series of books
to help you learn and revise your English with minimal effort. You
can improve your English by reading texts in English that you might
well normally read in your own language e.g. jokes, personality
tests, lateral thinking games, wordsearches. doing short exercises
to improve specific areas grammar and vocabulary, i.e. the areas
that tend to lead to the most mistakes - the aim is just to focus
on what you really need rather than overwhelming yourself with a
mass of rules, many of which may have no practical daily value
Other books in the Easy English! series include: Wordsearches:
Widen Your Vocabulary in English Test Your Personality: Have Fun
and Learn Useful Phrases Word games, Riddles and Logic Tests: Tax
Your Brain and Boost Your English Top 50 Grammar Mistakes: How to
Avoid Them Top 50 Vocabulary Mistakes: How to Avoid Them
Great jokes not only make us laugh--they make us think. They very
often contain important pieces of wisdom and insight that we are
more willing to hear when they're delivered with a laugh. Life Is a
Joke: 100 Life Lessons (with Punch Lines) includes 100 hilarious
jokes along with the messages that you may or may not realize they
carry. For instance, a joke about a tribal mystic and the weather
service becomes a pointed parable about being very careful in
choosing which experts to trust (or vote for). A joke about a
therapist and his patient offers an invaluable insight about the
vital importance of open communication. A salesman, a clerk, and a
manager find a magic lamp--and learn that whoever speaks first
doesn't necessarily win. Written by the brothers who created the
phenomenally successful Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series, each
entry in Life Is a Joke is contained in a two-page spread. There's
an epigram previewing the theme of the joke and lesson, a brief
precis of the lesson the joke teaches, and a few takeaway points
with ideas for how readers can apply the lesson to their own lives.
Writer and humorist Don Steinberg was not interested in compiling a
thousand gags into a giant paperback, because he knew most of the
content would be bland. Instead, he set out to compile the best of
the best, the cream of the crop, the "Jokes Every Man Should Know".
Here are jokes for business trips, blind dates, and family
get-togethers. Here are seven jokes that will make kids laugh and
nineteen jokes that are definitely not suitable for children. Here
are three jokes about doctors, two jokes about gorillas, eight
jokes about heaven, and the world's only truly funny knock-knock
joke. When applicable, Steinberg has included history about the
origin of the joke and/or alternate versions, along with a visual
rating system to indicate the best audience for the joke.
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