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My Dad's Jokes Are Very (Terribly, Awfully, Painfully) Bad!
A book inspired by Dad Jokes and the families who put up with them (but secretly love them, too).
Inside Jokes
This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind why we crack up. “A sophisticated analysis . . . written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course, wit.” ―Steven Pinker, author of How The Mind Works Some things are funny—jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed—but why? Why does humor exist in the first place? Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks, watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective. Humor, they propose, evolved out of a computational problem that arose when our long-ago ancestors were furnished with open-ended thinking. Mother Nature—aka natural selection—cannot just order the brain to find and fix all our time-pressured misleaps and near-misses. She has to bribe the brain with pleasure. So we find them funny. This wired-in source of pleasure has been tickled relentlessly by humorists over the centuries, and we have become addicted to the endogenous mind candy that is humor.
Serious Guide to Joke Writing
This comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and experienced joke writers alike. The techniques you will learn can be used again and again to write funny and original material. You hold in your hands the key to unlocking your inner comedy genius.
Jolly Jokes for the Young at Heart
Bestselling author Bob Phillips has compiled yet another great collection of classic one-liners and hilarious stories that will charm and delight those who are young at heart and everyone who appreciates a little laughter in their lives. These are the sorts of jokes that will put a twinkle in the eye of the experienced people who are aware of and understand the importance of maintaining a youthful, jolly spirit. Readers can curl up on a nice, comfortable couch and enjoy over 400 good clean jokes, stories, and sidesplitting fun to help lift their spirits and tickle their souls. Varied enough so that readers will be able to find the right joke to suit their fancy, Jolly Jokes for the Young at Heart provides lighthearted moments for those who have been around long enough to laugh at the foibles in themselves and others.
Deep Thoughts
A collection of inspirations for the uninspired, this work offers an antidote to the meaningful muses of the New Age. Designed for the natural born cynic, it contains thoughts on children, literature and losing your keys.
Jokes, Quotes, and Other Assorted Things
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The O.J. Simpson Joke Book
Here is the outrageously funny joke book that deals with the O.J. Simpson phenomenon and the most notorious and hard-to-believe trial in America's history. People who are sick of the proceedings as well as lovers of great jokes throughout the country will enjoy the raucous humor in this ultimate impulse purchase title.
Six to Sixteen
The adventures of two girls growing up in a mid-Victorian English family.
1001 Amazing Jokes
Do you want a joke for every situation? Are you sure you're prepared for the moment when your audience's heads fall off and their sides split? Master of comedy Jack Goldstein is proud to present this collection of 1001 of the funniest jokes in the history of the world. There's a food joke that pasta be the best you've ever read, and the ones about space are out of this world. The animal jokes will have you roaring in delight, but be careful - doctor, doctor might not have a laughter cure. Organised into categories so you can find the joke you want quickly, this is the perfect addition for any budding comedian's bookshelf.
The Trouble with Jokes
We’re accustomed to seeing humour as a diversion from the serious side of life, but humour also permeates some of the most troubling political developments in recent years. From the resurgence of white nationalism to the erosion of democratic norms, jokes force-feed us objectionable ideologies while we gasp and splutter at all the side-splitting shenanigans. This book explores the relationship between humour and offensiveness in contemporary society. Drawing on examples from philosophical thinkers and popular culture, it invites readers to consider the dark side of humour. Weaving together cultural analysis, political discussion and philosophical reflection, the book provides an antidote to positive thinking about laughter and a roadmap for navigating different types of offensive humour.
