Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Form - Anecdotes & Quotations

Every month, millions of people enter the term 'what if' on Google and other online search engines. What do they expect to find?

The answer is something like the information you'll find in this collection of trivia, witticisms, and plain old useful information. Author Knut Olsen addresses questions like these:

• What if Adam had been gay?
• What if nobody drank alcohol?
• What if you could call God?
  A: The phone operator would probably charge you a fortune.
  
• What if you put all the condoms in the world on top of each other?...

Every month, millions of people enter the term 'what if' on Google and other online search engines. What do they expect to find?

The answer is something like the information you'll find in this collection of trivia, witticisms, and plain old useful information. Author Knut Olsen addresses questions like these:

• What if Adam had been gay?
• What if nobody drank alcohol?
• What if you could call God?
  A: The phone operator would probably charge you a fortune.
  
• What if you put all the condoms in the world on top of each other?...

I wish I'd said that Rev. Lowell's Favorite Aphorisms-Short and to the Point Profound and Humorous Truths in a 100 Characters or Less Aphorisms from Ancient Times to Lady Gaga Perfect for Tweeting

Come for a roller-coaster ride in Changing Times: Ramblings of an Old Fart. Marsha Gordon's essays take readers from a birth at the bare end of the Depression to the built-in obsolescence of today. They examine new families and old farts. American institutions and institutionalized Americans. Patriotism and parenthood. There's a Russian tale, and a night in jail. You'll find memoirs of a fascinating life. Travelogue and social commentary. The joys of childhood and the tribulations of aging. Opinions you'll agree with, and some you won't. You might find a lump in your throat, or a song in your...

Mi sono reso conto che con tutto il gran parlare che si fa di Leonardo Da Vinci, la maggior parte della gente igora di lui quasi tutto. Quando Leonardo e nato, le grazie hanno messo nella sua culla tutto: egli era alto, bello, affascinante, intelligente, fortissimo e prestante, dotato di grande ingegno e portato per le arti. Fu pittore, scultore, ingegnere, architetto, scienziato, inventore, musicista, liutaio, scrittore e chissa quante altre cose che ancora non sappiamo. Si cimento in una serie di profezie catastrofiche ed inquietanti. Raccolse proverbi e detti popolari. Studio l'anatomia...

In this second book about 'nagging' Chris Gibson again looks at the funny side of relationships and embarks on a journey through life, where whatever a woman says it is usually translated by a man into a slice of 'nag pie' or simply as good old fashioned 'nagging'. Following on from the hit satirical eBook and paperback, 'Fifty Shades of Nagging', 'Life of Pie' is three times longer and is packed with more analysis of the tongue in cheek nonsense that men and women engage in, while attempting to communicate. The never ending saga that starts when a daughter learns the art of 'nagging' at a...

Straight from the library--the strange and bizarre, ready to be checked out

From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, I Work at a Public Library showcases the oddities that have come across Gina Sheridan's circulation desk. Throughout these pages, she catalogs her encounters with local eccentrics as well as the questions that plague her, such as, "What is the standard length of eyebrow hairs?" Whether she's helping someone scan his face onto an online dating site or explaining why the library doesn't have any dragon autobiographies,...

Not always dangerous as a N.Y.C. Police Officer... As an N.Y.C. Police Officer the things you see will either break you down or kill you. But believe me, in this great city you can find humor in just about any situation. Or die laughing.....

"When this newspaper asked me to come in and have my photo taken for their publication, I said 'Sure, no problem.' Just a head shot, they explained, nothing below the shoulders. So why was I standing in front of the closet debating about which of five pairs of pants to wear?" Suzanne puts a humorous twist on those daily happenings that each of us experience. The author makes us chuckle with her "legacy pants collection," hip-huggers from the 1970's that she is bequeathing to her daughter. She ponders vitamins labeled "sugar-free, wheat-free, and yeast-free"-which means if you use them in...

"Out-of-School Tales of a Reluctant Educator" ... is a brilliant, insightful, vivid, heartwarming narrative of a reluctant teacher's attempt to navigate the sometimes treacherous and rollicking waters of adolescence. Page had never wanted to be a teacher. She was out of work, there was a teacher shortage, and Milltown High School needed a teacher. She had no training, no coursework, knew nothing about adolescents, and, besides teaching world history and American geography, she was charged to teach first and second year Spanish even though she could barely speak a word. "Out-of-School Tales,"...

Professor Magillicutty's Dingle-Dangle Guide for Hunting Wild Animals by Joanne Blondin is a fanciful humorous book of letters between the fictious Professor Magillicutty and his fans, questioners, and complainers. One of his fans catches a python instead of a tiger. Another asks about animal allergies and a blue rhinoceros. A complainer has too many pachyderms in his backyard. Expert illustrations by Anne M. C. Chavez draw children into the stories. Professor Magillicutty's Dingle-Dangle Guide for Hunting Wild Animals is suitable for children ages 9 to 12 and youthful adults.

Want the right words for the right moment? Read this book. It is a coffee-table-meets-"The Far Side" compilation of Shakespeare's best quotes from Hamlet. "To be or not to be," "There's the Rub," "Murder most foul," "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't." All famous quotes; why were they said, and what could they mean today? English teacher and professional wrestler Ben Nelson takes you through Hamlet, Shakespeare's most famous play. You will learn not just what Shakespeare meant, but what he would say today, only you can say it for him.

If you believe that laughter is the best medicine, then this unique compilation might be just the thing to provide you with a daily dose of healing. At the busy pediatric office where Lynda Greenberg works as a secretary and office manager, it's normal for over a hundred and fifty patients a day to pass through the doors. As you might expect, the staff members there have plenty of stories to tell, many of which are unusually hilarious From unexpected phone calls to waiting room antics and funny examination room events, this handpicked, whimsically illustrated collection showcases some of the...