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I love to read funny stuff at bedtime... what's the latest thing that's made you laugh? I'm looking for a new book to read.

Just finished Stephen Colbert's book -- actually haven't seen him much on TV, so I figured this was a chance to get to see "the whole picture". Some funny stuff, especially how he tries to make fun of a position by pretending he supports and defends it.

If you love the outdoors and have never read any of Patrick McManus' work, you're missing out. You'll laugh so hard you'll snort.

I also picked up Disquiet, Please!, the latest anthology of humor from The New Yorker, spanning the best of the 1930's to now. The Wiley E. Coyote vs. ACME lawsuit, written by Ian Frazier was particularly hilarious.

So tell me what you've read that's made you laugh...
 
If you like anything to do with Wiley Coyote ("Super Genius"), a book that might make you laugh is Chuck Amok by Chuck Jones- sort of an autobiography/ memoir of working at Warner Bros. during the Golden Age of cartoons. Even if none of it is true, it's still very funny! :rofl:
 
I had to laugh when I read the sign: Public Telephone. Oh, the sign wasn't of humor, but having read that President Obama was preaching methods to rescue our economy, my laugh came when I opened the door to the old time telephone booth.
Forget the Blackberry!

HR
 

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I get a kick out of watching 2 and 1/2 men on TV. I think it is funny.:smile:
 
"The last lecture" - Serious topic, will make you cry but laugh as well.
 
Funny But True!

I just checked and found it online. Inexpensive too.

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TangoWhiskey said:
I love to read funny stuff at bedtime... what's the latest thing that's made you laugh? I'm looking for a new book to read.
So tell me what you've read that's made you laugh...
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I read between 100 and 200 books a year. Should be working on my airplane instead, but at my age bed feels a lot better late in the evening. And reading I can afford.

It's Not The End of the Earth But You Can See it From Here: Roger Welsch.
Life in a small town. The chapter called Toby Todd is enough to make you jump out of bed and go take a leak. Welsch has several more that I haven't read yet.

Several books by Paul St. Pierre:
Chilcotin Holiday
Smith and Other Events
Boss of the Namko Drive
There are some more I can't name at the moment. All on the bookshelf at home. St. Pierre is a Canadian newspaper journalist who used to write for the Vancouver Sun. He spent time in the Chilcotin region west of Williams Lake, BC, years ago and wrote "fiction" about its characters. Hilarious.

By John S. McCord:
Walking Hawk
Montana Horseman
Texas Comebacker
Wyoming Giant
California Eagles
Nevada Tough
Kansas Gambler
All westerns, but hilarious westerns. McCord's conversations between characters are sidesplitting.

Funny flying books by Garth Wallace (another Canuck):
Fly Yellow Side Up
An excerpt: http://www.happylanding.com/fly/fly%20yellow%20side%20up.htm
Bunch more books here: http://www.happylanding.com/allbooksdirectory - paypal.htm

Dan
 
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I read between 100 and 200 books a year. Should be working on my airplane instead, but at my age bed feels a lot better late in the evening. And reading I can afford.
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While we're talking about funny books, two series I can recommend...

First, the Serge A. Storms series by Tim Dorsey. It reads like someone bundled up all of the Florida-tagged stories from Fark and turned them into novels. A certified insane serial killer with a mania for Florida history, his wacked-out druggie friends, and assorted others rampage their way through Florida - though unlike most serial killers, the victims of this one all seem to richly deserve it. Funnier than Carl Hiaasen, and without the left-wing politics to boot.

The other is the Monk mystery series by Lee Greenberg. This is the same character (a detective with serious OCD) that's the star of a USA Network series, but he's much funnier and less annoying in novel form.
 
Discovery's DIRTY JOBS. The host, Mike Rowe, who also does the voiceovers on Deadliest Catch, is particularly funny. Hard to believe they've lasted 4 years now (200th episode last night).
 
TangoWhiskey said:
I love to read funny stuff at bedtime... what's the latest thing that's made you laugh? I'm looking for a new book to read.
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Funniest book I have read recently was Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Chris Moore. It was hysterical. The part where Biff and Joshua (Jesus) are looking for the three wiseman and end up staying with one of them and his Chinese girl friends, cracked me up. For Joshua's birthday they cook him a really nice Chinese meal. According to Biff, to this day Jews still eat Chinese food on Joshua's birthday in remembrance of this meal. That humor has so many levels to it, it makes you really think and laugh. Also the part where Biff and Joshua are learning karate. Joshua does not want to hurt anyone so he will only do the defensive moves. The karate teachers call this the way of the Jew or Jujitsu

http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Gospel-A...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235672253&sr=8-1

Next up from Chris Moore I am planning on reading You Suck! It is a vampire love story with all the pitfalls of being a creature of the night and in love.
 
My favorite lunchtime and before I go home reading is- 15 minute lunch and the Borowitz Report.

Kevin
 
My employees are an endless source of amusement for me.

I asked my office manager to file the statement of information for one of our Delaware corps.

Our corp is to hold one of our aircraft, and is "One Seven Juliet, Inc."

Our office manager is a pilot. He flies that plane regularly. He understood the task, or so I thought. It was a simple one. If he did not, he could have reviewed our online reminder system which had all of the details spelled out for him. He could also have just AIMed me if he had questions.

The statement of information fee is $25 every year

This morning, out of nowhere, I get the receipt from the Secretary of State of Delaware.

Acknowledging payment and receipt in the amount of $250.00

For renewal of "Beaver Valley Office Based Surgery, LLC"



My little mind cannot even comprehend the chain of events that led to such a result. As a result, it short-circuits, and I can't help but laugh.

I'll stop laughing as I try to pry that $250 back out of a government entity.

:mad2:
 
Tuesday night. On PBS. Washington DC's channel 22. About halfway through Jindal's response speech, the station cut to a NOVA promo about a show I think was called "Bad Times". That was the image that popped up on the graphic anyway. Dickensian images of sweatshop children, people in breadlines, blood sucking vampires, the works. Then after about 45 seconds, it cuts back to Booby, er Bobby.
I laughed so hard tears came to my eyes. My wife thought I would have a seizure. Whether it was an honest mistake or a practical joke, it was perfect. Simply perfect.
 
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Funniest book I have read recently was Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Chris Moore. It was hysterical. The part where Biff and Joshua (Jesus) are looking for the three wiseman and end up staying with one of them and his Chinese girl friends, cracked me up. For Joshua's birthday they cook him a really nice Chinese meal. According to Biff, to this day Jews still eat Chinese food on Joshua's birthday in remembrance of this meal. That humor has so many levels to it, it makes you really think and laugh. Also the part where Biff and Joshua are learning karate. Joshua does not want to hurt anyone so he will only do the defensive moves. The karate teachers call this the way of the Jew or Jujitsu

http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Gospel-A...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235672253&sr=8-1

Next up from Chris Moore I am planning on reading You Suck! It is a vampire love story with all the pitfalls of being a creature of the night and in love.
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Okay, you're the second person this week who recommended that book to me. I'll have to check it out.

Of course, all the stuff by Terry Pratchett is hilarious! Social satire somewhat reminiscent of Jonathan Swift (Modest Proposal, Gulliver's Travels) and Eric Blair/George Orwell, only much funnier!
 
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