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A delightfully illustrated collection of puns for grownups to giggle and groan over....
Artist Frida Clements playfully combines colorfully detailed flora and fauna drawings with funny (and occasionally risqué) hand-lettered wordplay in this collection of beautifully illustrated puns. Honey, bee yourself! Gopher it. Don't be koi. Like puns? That's coo, says the pigeon. Hate puns? Birch, please. Bringing a giggle (and sometimes a groan) with each...
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This book's author, James E. Larson, believes puns are an example of intelligent humor. At first, the reader is trying to figure out the juxtaposition of two different words that may sound identical but have two different meanings, and/or then they are looking up the different meanings of the words to obtain their exact definitions. Either way, you are learning something which is a good thing. The author hopes you enjoy this book and it brings you...
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This book's author, James E. Larson, believes puns are an example of intelligent humor. At first, the reader is trying to figure out the juxtaposition of two different words that may sound identical but have two different meanings, and/or then they are looking up the different meanings of words to obtain their exact definitions. Either way, you are learning something which is a good thing. The author hopes you enjoy this book and it brings you a smile...
4) Subway Rat
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I've often heard that there's a mysterious light at the end of a tunnel. We are all in the tunnel together. We move forward, not backward, through places that cause us to stop and observe, feel, and participate in what can help us travel to this light. Random acts of kindness, a job we enjoy, and trying to keep our mind, body, and spirit healthy are necessary to be on the right track in the tunnel. The right track invites change.
Stop, take a look...
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This book's author, James E. Larson, believes puns are an example of intelligent humor. At first, the reader is trying to figure out the juxtaposition of two different words that may sound identical but have two different meanings of the words to obtain their exact definitions. Either way, you are learning something which is a good thing. The author hopes you enjoy this book and it brings you a smile at least. In today's world, that is sometimes all...
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LOL is a tongue-in-cheek look at language trends in the wireless age through the jaundiced eye of a self-hating Luddite and grammar scold. LOL: Losing Our Language is an irreverent guide to what's funny about the American English vernacular in the new millennium. LOL sheds crocodile tears over the fate of our language as it bends to the will of such pervasively destructive influences as adolescent bloggers and semi-literate pop culture icons. If you...
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100 snapshots of the world's most amazing, dreadful and utterly bizarre restaurant names
"What's in a name?" -William Shakespeare (foodie)
For too long, restaurants have been judged on the quality of their food. In some parts of the world, chefs have been known to waste literally hours of their lives carefully preparing and cooking stuff, only for other people to eat it and, later, part ways with it. This insanity must stop. There is only one thing...
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Hello, boys and girls, and welcome to the wonderful world of words! You've learned the basics-from apple to zebra-but what about all those mysterious new terms you've heard the grown-ups whispering when you were supposed to be tucked up snugly in bed?
What makes Mommy so bitter? Where does Daddy conceal the door to his secret S&M dungeon? And why is everyone laughing about Grandma's latest delusion?
My First Dictionary answers these questions, and...
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Countless New JestsReside Inside
I must be a great layI heard someone say'With that huge thingHe's The Lie-On King'
We call our electricity bill,Sadly unpaid,The chargeOf the lights brigade
The wife trims our hedgeWith my nail scissors'Cutting hedge technology'Is her clipped apology
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Universal and timeless, Delia Ephron's How to Eat Like a Child is a delightful revisiting of the joys -- and tricky ploys -- of childhood. Made into a children's television special and a musical theater revue performed across the country each year, How to Eat Like a Child offers advice beyond the artful etiquette of food consumption. Ephron also teaches us "How to Laugh Hysterically," "How to Have a Birthday Party," "How to Torture Your Sister," and...
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A witty illustrated guide to words that sound alike, but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings.
Do ewe no what homophones are? They're words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings-it's knot always easy to get it right. Based on his blog Homophones, Weakly, Bruce Worden's Homophones Visualized uses simple but clever graphics to help illustrate the differences between 100 pairs...
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A USA Today bestseller! Dad Jokes: the good, the bad, and the terrible, a perfect gift for dads and pun-lovers alike!
With over 600 knee-slappers, head-shakers, and groan-makers, Dad Jokes is packed with enough witty quips and cheesy-but-grate jokes for even the most embarrassing of dads. Perfect for the father experts, new dads, and all the fathers-to-be, this is the ideal funny gift from any daughter, son, wife, or partner
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DAD JOKES
Love a classic, punny Dad joke? Then this is the book for you! This book is packed full of only the best, funniest, and most cringe-worthy Dad jokes! Inside you will find hundreds of Dad jokes that will keep the whole, family laughing, entertained, and maybe even rolling their eyes for hours...
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Envie d'un moment détente ? L'indémodable Toto n'attend que vous !
Après l'école, Toto vient poser quelques questions à Maman sur sa leçon de politique qu'il n'a pas très bien comprise.
- Maman, est-ce que tu pourrais m'expliquer ce qu'est un gouvernement ?
- Pour te donner une image afin que tu comprennes mieux, on peut dire que Papa représente le gouvernement et la maison le pays : il est le chef de la maison.
- Et l'économie...
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Envie d'un moment détente ? L'indémodable Toto n'attend que vous !
Pris d'une excellente initiative, Toto a décidé de faire du tri dans la cuisine. Mais lorsque Maman prépare des pâtes pour le repas et qu'elle ne retrouve plus la passoire, elle demande d'un air suspect à Toto :
- Toto, tu peux me dire ce que tu as fait de la passoire ?
- Je me suis dit qu'il fallait la jeter, elle était pleine de trous !
Les meilleures blagues de Toto...
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The Essential Compendium of Dad Jokes features 301 wonderfully cringe-worthy dad jokes-including the classics, twists on the classics, and fresh new material.
For the first time ever, the best of the worst dad jokes are compiled in one pun-filled place. With original illustrations throughout, this extensive collection is sure to provide hours of silliness for the whole family. After all, no matter how groan-inducing dad jokes are, they will always...
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TONGUE TWISTERS
Some of these tongue twisters look easy on paper, but when you try to say them out loud... Oh boy, they can be tricky!
Test your skills and the skills of your family and friends with the tricky tongue twisters within. If you find a tongue twister particularly easy, just try to repeat it a few times quickly and it will be sure to challenge you!
This book is sure to provide hours of challenging fun for the whole family. Enjoy trying...
20) Plays With Words
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Two, too and to and their, there and they're. Homophones! They sound the same but are spelled differently. However, if you put two or more in a row-words or phrases-each spelled differently, said consecutively and make it make sense, then we should be able to call that a Homophonial! And that word would be called a SINGLET! A word that isn't in the dictionary but should be! This could put me on the map! Inside the cover are 36 different ways to use...
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