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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein

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Total reviews: 121 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Philosophy may be funny and it also may not be so funny at all 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is an amusing little trip through the various fields and schools of Philosophy. It is lightened with jokes and anecdotes, little stories and perceptions which are never too difficult, and never require much time to absorb. It is of course not for anyone who wishes to go into philosophical questions in depth but rather for those who would like to have a bit of fun in the world of ideas.

Editorial Review:

This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school

Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . . is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense!

The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human

Ian Spector

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The lowdown on the toughest, sexiest, and beardiest man to ever stalk the earth

Since its emergence from the bowels of the internet, the Chuck Norris Fact has roundhouse kicked its way into the world’s consciousness with all the vim and verve of its namesake. Singing the praises of his unequaled toughness, his mighty kicking feet, his indestructible beard, his frightening virility, and his ability to stop time by thinking about pineapples, The Truth About Chuck Norris is the one book brave enough to go behind the beard and reveal the real Chuck.

Ian Spector, webmaster of the site which started the meme and survivor of a real-life encounter with Chuck himself, has selected the 400 most kick-ass facts from his library of thousands, as well as illustrations as awesome as the man himself. This death-defying volume includes such awe-inspiring observations as:
• A cobra once bit Chuck Norris’s leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.
• Chuck Norris can charge a cell phone by rubbing it against his beard.
• When an episode of “Walker, Texas Ranger” aired in France, the French surrendered to Chuck Norris just to be on the safe side.

• Chuck Norris was the first person to tame a dinosaur.
• Chuck Norris once visited The Virgin Islands. Afterward, they were renamed The Islands.
• Every piece of furniture in Chuck Norris’s house is a Total Gym.

A must-have paean to the archetypical American male and a bible of all things Chuck, The Truth About Chuck Norris is easily the most important book of all time.

Flawed Dogs: The Year End Leftovers at the Piddleton "Last Chance" Dog Pound

Berkeley Breathed

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Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and children's picture book author Berkeley Breathed crafts a remarkable, hilarious, and yes, even poignant celebration of "flawed dogs": "The bent and plain,/ The unbalanced bod,/ The imperfect people/ And differently pawed." At the core of this "2004 Catalogue of the Piddleton Dog Pound's Very Available Leftovers" is Heidy Strudelberg, "Garbo, Joan of Arc, and Mother Teresa of the nation's unwanted dogs: a reclusive warrior-saint of poundpups." Breathed reveals how Heidy was ousted from the high-falutin’ vanity dog breeding world when she awarded a muddy three-legged street mutt the Westminster Best in Show ribbon. Now, it seems, Heidy has retreated to the Vermont mountains to run the Last Chance Dog Pound, where defective dogs go for one more attempt at getting adopted. The bulk of Flawed Dogs, once you've laughed your way through the introductions and formalities, is a gallery of pathetic pups with accompanying verses. A picture of an extra-long Dachshund startling the dishes right out of her mistress's hands, is captioned thus: "Here’s Sal, it seems no one wants her./ Her ends will stroll off and wander./ A long doggie weenie/ Of noisy linguine/ Sal barks at her butt way down yonder." Dog lovers will be all in a tizzy to get their hands on this crazy, wonderful salute to blemished beagles and faulty foxhounds everywhere. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter

Pretty Good Joke Book 4th edition

Garrison Keillor

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Total reviews: 33 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

American humor 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I am sorry to deflate all the reviews, but i found this book disappointing. I am totally into jokes, and live in Australia and to be honest these jokes in this book are so 'no brainers' and for me, just reminded me of Americans. I would think twice about buying this book if you live outside of the USA, but if you are an American then, oh yeah this is neat, a rad book.

good one 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a good book if you think your life isn't funny enough, it sure made me laugh couple of times, sometimes I share the jokes with my friends and family, they all loved them. Let's read it all and make our life extra funny...............happier ever after

Editorial Review:

The Pretty Good Joke Book includes all of the jokes from the first nine Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows—hundreds of jokes about every subject from blondes to lawyers to chickens to relationships.

From one-liners and puns to jokes about the headlines, this book covers the field. Guys walk into bars, light bulbs get changed, doors are knocked on, and insults fly in this treasury of hilarity from one of America's favorite radio shows, audience-tested and certified Pretty Good.

OPUS: 25 Years of His Sunday Best

Berkeley Breathed

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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From one of the funniest minds--and pens--of our time, at last, the definitive collection of the very best of Opus, everyones favorite maladjusted penguin.

One of Americas most beloved comic geniuses is back, with this collectible 25th anniversary compendium of the best of Opus, joined by his hilarious supporting cast, including Binkley, Milo, Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, Ronald Ann, and the rest of the residents of Bloom County and Outland.

From Antarctica to Omaha, Opus has cavorted with space creatures, impersonated rock stars, fended off accusations of penguin lust, and even campaigned for office. Now, in addition to the classic strips, Berkeley Breathed also brings us never-before-collected Bloom County cartoons and original all-new material from his Opus comics.

Brace yourself for the sidesplitting, table-pounding, milk-through-the-nose-spewing laughter that only Opus and his outlandish friends can generate. The perfect collection for both die-hard fans and those discovering the matchless humor of Berkeley Breathed for the first time.

The Everything Kids' Joke Book: Side-Splitting, Rib-Tickling Fun (Everything Kids Series)

Michael Dahl

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Wonderful! 5 out of 5 stars.
33 of 34 people found this review helpful.

"Everything Kids' Joke Book" targets children 9 to 12. The first part of the book is jokes of various sorts. The second part has advice on how to tell jokes and make up jokes and be funny. My 8 year old / 2nd grade daughter loves this book and will willingly read it by herself or aloud. This is exactly what she needs to improve her reading skills, and I've found nothing else she is half as willing to read. Some of the jokes use words she doesn't know; a 12 year old would understand all of the jokes and also find the book suitable. Example jokes: "what is a kitten's favorite color? Purr-ple"; "What is a ghost's favorite color? Boo"; "If astronauts are so smart, why do they count backward?"; "What kind of dog does Dracula like? A Bloodhound." Occasionally throughout, there are cute little exercises to do, where the solution is the answer to a riddle, like a very simple cross-word puzzle. My daughter greatly enjoys filling these out. All told, this books is well worth the buying.

Editorial Review:

Kids love to tell jokes, and with The Everything Kids' Joke Book, they'll never be at a loss for a good one. They'll learn

The world's seven best limericks

Monster jokes

Nickname games

Cowboy jokes

Light bulb jokes

Knock-knock jokes

And hundreds more

Not only does The Everything Kids' Joke Book provide kids with an endless supply of good clean jokes, but it also offers tips on how to tell jokes, how to deliver a punch line, and how to get laughs from family and friends! And if they ever stop laughing, they can take a humor quiz to see how strong their funny bone really is!

Awesome Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids

Bob Phillips

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Knock-knock... 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor [...]
What child no matter the age doesn't enjoy good knock-knock jokes? I remember many times sitting around a campfire giggling over the jokes. These are not just good; they are awesome. Laughter keeps us healthy! I am taking my copy on our next family vacation!

Nothing awesome about these jokes 1 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book should be edited down to a couple of pages.
For example:
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Cedar.
Cedar who?
Cedar chest is where I store my clothes.

Really?

Editorial Review:

 “Who’s there?” is the best set up line in comedy history. Now kids of all ages can knock hilarious jokes out of the fun park. Friends, family, and fellow–jokesters will be rolling in the aisles with laughter and secretly taking notes.

This collection of the crazy and zany is from Bob Phillips—which means everyone who hears these comic gems will laugh hysterically and fall to the ground in awe of the most awesome knock–knocks ever invented.

What You Don't Know About Turning 40: A Funny Birthday Quiz

Bill Dodds, Bruce Lansky

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Turning 40 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This would make a great gift for someone with a sense of HA HA.

Editorial Review:

This over-the-hill birthday gift is a pop quiz with 101 questions (complete with humorous answers) that is sure to enliven any 40th birthday party. Steve Mark's 18 b/w illustrations make the book fun to read after the party, as well.

Here are a few samples:

- Q: What can 40-year-olds do to be considered young at age 40? A: Run for U.S. President or die.

- Q. What's always Step One in any exercise program designed for 40-year-olds? A: "Get up off the sofa."

Jokes Every Man Should Know

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Why are most joke books so terrible? Why do they always resort to the same tired stereotypes, awful puns, and contrived situations?

Answer: Because good jokes—really good jokes—are as rare as precious gems. 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 dreck. Instead, he set out to compile the very 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 eight jokes that will make kids laugh and nineteen jokes that are not at all suitable for children. Here are two jokes about gorillas, three jokes about doctors, one joke involving an alligator and oral sex, eight jokes about heaven, and the world's only funny knock-knock joke. Packaged in a sleek hardcover format, Jokes Every Man Should Know has the perfect punch line for every occasion.

Laughter the Best Medicine: More than 600 Jokes, Gags & Laugh Lines For All Occasions (Reader's Digest)

Editors of Reader's Digest

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Readers Digest jokes and cartoons without Readers Digest. 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

If you buy the Readers Digest just for the jokes and cartoons then you dont need to anymore.The jokes and cartoons are all here compiled into 1 book.

Good value,good quality and a great laugh and makes an ideal gift.What more could you want?.

Good, but not great 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book contains several classic jokes, and some funny jokes I never heard before. It also contains some clunkers. I suspect that reading jokes is just not as laugh-packed as watching a top comic deliver the same jokes in person.

The Healing Power of Humor 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book will provide lots of laughs. But if you want to know why laughter is the best medicine
you should also own The Healing Power of Humor (Tarcher, 1989)... a classic in the field which
contains fourteen techniques of how to increase your sense of humor. Also available on Amazon.

Editorial Review:

More than 600 jokes, gags and laugh lines. Drawn from one of the most popular features of Reader's Digest magazine, this collection of jokes, one-liners, and other lighthearted glimpses of life is just what the doctor ordered.