Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Form - Anecdotes & Quotations

A sense of humor twisted or otherwise makes life more palatable. If you are honest, it feels great to say what you think, and not what is PC.

There is an invigorating sense of freedom when we speak our mind. "Fractured Proverbs & Twisted Thoughts" indulges your irreverent and wicked side. Take a look at the world around you through the prism of humor. Nothing is off limits. The Proverbs, the words of Willy Shakespeare, familiar adages, songs, and jingles, they are all fair game as they pass through the twisted labyrinth of the author's mind.

Humans take themselves and their puny...

A collection of anecdotes, stories and yarns from around Australia and around the world, celebrating the odd, the funny, even the irritating.

And it's all for a good cause Gill's Old Bastards - dedicated to "having a good time and doing some good" - are the Brisbane branch of the Australasian Order of Old Bastards, a charity that's raised over $7 million since it started in 1968.

Profits from sales of this book will go to G*O*Bs for distribution to charities working to defeat cancer.

First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows.

The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of...

First published in 1985, this bibliography focuses on the works of S. J. Perelman as a humorist, author, and screenwriter. It is divided into two major sections: "Works by S. J. Perelman" and "Critical Responses." Within each section, there are subdivisions which focus on various areas of S. J. Perelman s work, including his novel, published plays and film scripts.