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The Complete Yes Minister
The authors wrote it based on the Thatcher government. They had a mole who was feeding them inside information. It's kind of hard to believe some of the stuff is based on fact. Quote:
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Actually, no it's not . It's really all Alanis Morissette's fault (and I know she's Canadian, but to the average Brit Canada and the US are pretty much the same thing...). Anyway, her song Ironic got it all wrong, and gave Brits the impression "Americans" don't get irony. We know different, of course . |
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All of the Jeeves stories by P.G. Wodehouse. They all have very similar plots, which I normally hate in books, but Wodehouse makes each one unique and hysterical. I can honestly say they are the funniest books I have read.
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My recommendation is the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I have gotten some really good laughs. Also, some of the humor is in line with type you are looking for.
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Don Quixote,USA by Richard Powell
A Nameless Witch by A. Martinez Pyramids by Terry Pratchett |
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The Retief series by Keith Laumer.
Here are some reviews from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/42193-retief |
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"The Witches of Karres," by James H. Schmitz.
I have fond memories of this wonderful SF book. |
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