The Ants Are My Friends: A Punderful Celebration of Song [Paperback]

Richard Lederer (Author), Stan Kegel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

When Bob Dylan crooned, "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind," it turned out a lot of people thought he had declared an odd but worthy allegiance to tiny creatures in trouble: "The ants are my friends, blowin' in the wind!" Word lovers, pun lovers, music lovers, slaphappy kids, and everyone with a sense of humor will groan mightily at this collection of just such misunderstood, borrowed, fractured, and pun-filled versions of song lyrics, compiled by two talented humorists, both former International Punsters of the Year.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Richard Lederer is the illegitimate offspring of H. L. Mencken and Dave Barry. More Anguished English made me laugh so hard I cried on my pants." -- Lewis Frumkes, author, Metapunctuation, on More Anguished English"

About the Author

Richard Lederer is a humorist whose syndicated column, "Looking at Language," appears in newspapers across the country. He is the author of Anguished English, Get Thee to a Punnery, and A Man of My Words. He lives in San Diego. Stan Kegel is a specialist in pediatric cardiology and the author of puns that appear regularly in the Pun American Newsletter, The Pundit, and The Punster. He lives in Orange, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Marion Street Press, LLC (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933338229
• ISBN-13: 978-1933338224
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,053,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Fun, February 25, 2008

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Sally Rosoff (Laguna Woods, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ants Are My Friends: A Punderful Celebration of Song (Paperback)

This is a delightfully funny and clever book from punster Stan Kegel
and word maven Richard Lederer. Using lyrics from Broadway shows and
popular songs they've written jokes, puns and groaners, some original
and others free floating oldies, and created musical punchlines by
altering letters or words. This book is a double delight, bringing to
readers both the joke and the song that that has inspired its
punchline -- you'll be singing (and groaning) as you read it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Punny, February 17, 2009

By 

Sharon Mitcheltree "Sharon" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ants Are My Friends: A Punderful Celebration of Song (Paperback)

This book was bought for a gift. You have to love puns to enjoy this book, which made it the perfect gift for a particular friend.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Ants are My Friends, December 11, 2007

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Joyce M. Jackson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ants Are My Friends: A Punderful Celebration of Song (Paperback)

I enjoyed the humor, but I also enjoyed the way each story made me think and have my suspicians confirmed (answers) and motivated me to think of other 'punchlines" and stories that might lead up to them. All in all--a great stress reliever and much needed. Sending some to friends and relatives for Christmas.
Joy (Robin's 'Mommy Joy")