Funniest Thing You've Read - Page 2

banjobama · 01-07-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

If you liked that one, try Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith, a satire on Victorian middle class social climbing (keeping up with the Joneses).

Got it, thank you! Looks funny.

The Terminator · 01-07-2012, 01:53 PM

The World According to Clarkson is pretty funny. It's a collection of his newspaper articles from various years.

morriss003 · 01-07-2012, 05:47 PM

The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich has some real funny parts, especially the first five books.

spindlegirl · 01-07-2012, 05:50 PM

The price listing on some e-book websites.

Dimwit · 01-07-2012, 07:03 PM

Try Robert Aspirin for a chuckle. He tends to go towards the punny side of things but he's good.

Don Harron's Charlie Farquharson is hysterical, but only if you're Canadian. Especially if you know Charlie's voice.

Bookpossum · 01-10-2012, 06:26 PM

And then there is always James Thurber, who makes me cry with laughter. However there is a poignancy in much of his work - it isn't slapstick humour.

tch65721 · 01-10-2012, 09:15 PM

The Princess & the Penis by RJ Siver
Short story. Witty, snarky, hilarious.

missimpossible · 01-11-2012, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cearbhallain

The Princess Bride is hilarious.

Absolutely this. I rarely laugh out loud at a book, but this made me properly tguffaw.

I find the Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde pretty funny too, as well as anything by Terry Pratchett (apart from The Last Continent).

HarryT · 01-11-2012, 10:40 AM

Any of Bill Bryson's travel books. Extremely witty.

kacir · 01-11-2012, 10:46 AM

How I Won the War (1963)
by
Patrick Ryan
There are many funny books, some of them are mentioned above. But How I Won the War is the kind of books that would make you laugh loudly. In places I couldn't see the text through my tears.

A movie was made a year after the book was published, but due to nature of media the movie is quite different, even if it features the same jokes.

kacir · 01-11-2012, 10:55 AM

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
by
Sue Townsend

The problem is, I haven't *read* this book. I was mostly listening to a friend reading it aloud.
I took part in a special summer camp doing voluntary ecological work in a forest. In the evenings, when we grew tired of singing folk songs with a guitar around the camp-fire, we have read the book together. Many people there already knew the book so they were laughing even before we got to the funniest part of each story. In such setting it is very easy to find the book uproariously hilarious.

JSWolf · 01-11-2012, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by banjobama

Hands down, the funniest book I've read is Three Men in a Boat. Not sure it fits your criteria, though. It's more of a dry, sarcastic, wordy humor than a "zinger" type humor.

I had to give up on Three Men in a Boat. I didn't find it funny. It was too dry. Kind of like opening a bottle of a dry wine and pouring out sand.

Bilbo1967 · 01-11-2012, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I had to give up on Three Men in a Boat. I didn't find it funny. It was too dry. Kind of like opening a bottle of a dry wine and pouring out sand.

I really enjoyed Three Men in a Boat.

I guess it is a very British kind of humour. I can see why it wouldn't appeal to everybody.

Bilbo1967 · 01-11-2012, 02:53 PM

P.G. Wodehouse probably isn't right for the OP, but has to be mentioned in any 'funniest ever' thread, surely?

Damon Runyan never fails to raise a smile with me too.

JSWolf · 01-11-2012, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

I really enjoyed Three Men in a Boat.

I guess it is a very British kind of humour. I can see why it wouldn't appeal to everybody.

I do like British humor. But that book was just well.. cute at best. No real laughs.

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01-07-2012, 01:53 PM	#17
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	The World According to Clarkson is pretty funny. It's a collection of his newspaper articles from various years.

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morriss003 Evangelist Posts: 438 Karma: 3409790 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maui Device: kindle	The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich has some real funny parts, especially the first five books.

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spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	The price listing on some e-book websites.

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Dimwit Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 12652 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo	Try Robert Aspirin for a chuckle. He tends to go towards the punny side of things but he's good. Don Harron's Charlie Farquharson is hysterical, but only if you're Canadian. Especially if you know Charlie's voice.

01-10-2012, 06:26 PM	#21
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	And then there is always James Thurber, who makes me cry with laughter. However there is a poignancy in much of his work - it isn't slapstick humour.

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tch65721 Evangelist Posts: 442 Karma: 3555070 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 10", Android phone	The Princess & the Penis by RJ Siver Short story. Witty, snarky, hilarious.

01-11-2012, 10:40 AM	#24
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Any of Bill Bryson's travel books. Extremely witty.

01-11-2012, 10:46 AM	#25
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,450 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	How I Won the War (1963) by Patrick Ryan There are many funny books, some of them are mentioned above. But How I Won the War is the kind of books that would make you laugh loudly. In places I couldn't see the text through my tears. A movie was made a year after the book was published, but due to nature of media the movie is quite different, even if it features the same jokes.

01-11-2012, 10:55 AM	#26
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,450 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend The problem is, I haven't read this book. I was mostly listening to a friend reading it aloud. I took part in a special summer camp doing voluntary ecological work in a forest. In the evenings, when we grew tired of singing folk songs with a guitar around the camp-fire, we have read the book together. Many people there already knew the book so they were laughing even before we got to the funniest part of each story. In such setting it is very easy to find the book uproariously hilarious.

01-11-2012, 02:53 PM	#29
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	P.G. Wodehouse probably isn't right for the OP, but has to be mentioned in any 'funniest ever' thread, surely? Damon Runyan never fails to raise a smile with me too.