Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Form - Essays

Celebrate the holidays
with the marvelous gift of
humor

Holidays can be both fun and frustrating, can't they? All the chaos that goes with the holidays can make you grin or groan. What you need for happy holidays is to have your stocking stuffed with tasty bits of humor.

Imagine reaching into your stocking and finding a hilarious story by Patsy Clairmont, pulling out funny-bone ticklers by Martha Bolton, Jack Hayford, and Tim Wildmon, and discovering goodies to make you giggle by many other gifted writers.

So grab a cup of wassail, curl up in your favorite...

DEAR MEXICAN:

WHAT IS ASK A MEXICAN ?

Questions and answers about our spiciest Americans. I explore the cliches of lowriders, busboys, and housekeepers; drunks and scoundrels; heroes and celebrities; and most important, millions upon millions of law-abiding, patriotic American citizens and their illegal-immigrant cousins who represent some $600 billion in economic power.

WHY SHOULD I READ ASK A MEXICAN ?

At 37 million strong (or 13 percent of the U.S. population), Latinos have become America's largest minority -- and beaners make up...

Share the shame.

In the days before blogs, teenagers recorded their lives with a pen in top-secret notebooks, usually emblazoned with an earnest, underlined plea to parents to keep away. Since 2002, David Nadelberg has tapped that vast wellspring of adolescent anguish in the stage show Mortified, in which grown men and women confront their past with firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they deserved to marry Simon LeBon.

Following the same formula that has made the...

Relive the angst.

From starter girlfriends to escapist fantasies to delusional attempts to stand out amongst their peers, Mortified: Love Is a Battlefield revisits the boundlessly embarrassing topic of childhood love, uncovering priceless artifacts of authentic teen angst that tell of unrequited crushes, awkward hookups, odd celebrity infatuations, and all manner of romantic catastrophes. The now older (and allegedly wiser) authors of these letters, lyrics, and journals bravely share their shame in stories that range from sweetly hopeful to borderline psychotic.

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Student Bloopers. All teachers get them in class. All teachers laugh at them and share them with friends. Every teacher swears that they will save them and some day write a book. That is exactly what Jim Womack has done. Each year he collected the best wisdom and wit from his students' writings and compiled them into a highly readable and hilarious look at what happens to History when students get hold of it. Prepare yourself for an amusement park ride through the hallowed themes of History.

The contents of this book are based on personal experiences, imaginary characters, and just everyday happenings. It is cleverly laid out, and the author's outlook on growing up, hanging out, behaving badly, and life's little ups and downs is outrageously funny. In every chapter you'll find something to relate to, because it takes you on a blazing trip down memory lane with uncanny humor, and in between the laughter you'll pause to say, "Mmm! I hadn't thought about that in years."

"Truth is stranger than fiction," people say. Longtime journalist Nancie Hudson thinks that truth is funnier than fiction. She's interviewed hundreds of people during her career, and in Truth is Funnier Than Fiction, she shares the funniest true stories people have told her. This delightful collection of humorous essays and true stories explores the hilarious things that happen to real people in everyday life. The funniest things happen when you're doing ordinary things, like buying a new car, starting a new job, or going on vacation. Truth is Funnier Than Fiction is the kind of universal,...

First Person, Last Straw is a collection of psychotic rants, pub crawls, and run-ins with the wrong kind of people. It''''s tirades include: smoking, religion, dating, dining, infants, pizza, room-mates, cartoons, work, reality tv, 9/11, Dave Barry, driving, gaming and high school reunions. Notable celebrity interviews and reviews include: Opie and Anthony, porn star/one time candidate for California Governor Mary Carey, cartoonist Shannon Wheeler, cartoonist Jason Yungbluth and Bob Dylan. It''''s the author''''s most offensive material to date, and will most likely be banned pending...

This calendar type book contains statements describing everyday people acting or thinking foolishly. The statements will allow people to look at themselves from another angle and laugh a little. The book calendar was not put together to intentionally hurt or degrade people, but you need to have an open mind on each statement. You will start your day with a hop in your step and a smile on your face, even before you have your first cup of coffee. People need to laugh and think a lot more and this calendar book will definitely make you think and maybe improve yourself. Be good - be happy.

At one time in my life, I thought I understood the meaning of the word "service": the act of doing things for other people. Then I heard the terms: . Internal Revenue Service . Postal Service . Civil Service . Service Stations . Customer Service . City/County Public Service I became confused about the word "service." This is not what I thought "service" meant. Then I overheard two farmers talking about having a bull "service" some of their cows. WHAM!! It all came into perspective! Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us. This book takes a funny look at the serious...

When, on returning home one evening, after a pipe party at my friend Jephson's, I informed my wife that I was going to write a novel, she expressed herself as pleased with the idea. She said she had often wondered I had never thought of doing so before."

An opportunity to enjoy world wide humour.

"I have been many places and seen many things. Therefore I have opinions." This is the wit and humor of "Ernie." He will keep you in stitches as he shares his many travels.

I Think I'm Having One Of Those Decades is the fourth book from syndicated humor columnist and entertainer, Gordon Kirkland. The award winning author lets his readers see the world through his eyes, as he plunges into stories about marriage, family life, and the oddities of day-to-day life in these times.

At the end of the millennium, Ruth Pennebaker was in Texas, trying to keepher husband from blowing up their neighborhood every Fourth of July; rearing a daughter and son from early years into braces and backtalk; and finding out more than she wanted to know about breast cancer. Join this offbeat and funny writer for her views on America, Texas, and one particular and peculiar household.