The Giant Book of Animal Jokes: Beastly Humor for Grownups [Paperback]

Richard Lederer; James D. Ertner (Author), James McLean (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2006

The authors cataloged the old jokes, added variations on them, and invented new ones to produce probably the largest collection of animal jokes ever put on display -- 4,509 of them numbered and scores of them unnumbered puns that appear in the introduction, in section intros, and in multi-pun jokes such as 2013, 3094, 3693.

There are animals from Aardvark to Zyzzyva, animals in daffynitions, mixes, crosses, knock-knocks, Tom Swifties, in the classroom, in the vet s office, at the zoo . . .

There are riddles, puns, and "did-you-hear-the one about" and "why-did-the" jokes.

There are howlers, laughers, smilers, groaners from kindergarten to high school.

And beyond that are some jokes for grownups (groan-ups?): bar scenes, the battle of the sexes, married life, raising children, politics.

The Giant Book was a runner-up in humor in the San Diego Book Awards and the Silver Award winner in humor in the 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards

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About the Author

Richard Lederer, a professional word guy, who was elected International Punster of the Year, is a language columnist, broadcaster, speaker, and author of books on words, over 30 of them.

James Ertner, a longtime collector of jokes, puns, riddles, and rhymes who took first place at the 25th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships (see joke 4375), is an MC and roaster and a writer of joke books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Stone and Scott (February 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891135082
• ISBN-13: 978-1891135088
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,391,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Ark-hive of animal jokes, November 21, 2005

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Dr. Stanley M. Kegel "punster" (Orange, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Giant Book of Animal Jokes: Beastly Humor for Grownups (Paperback)

Take an International Save the Pun Foundation "Punster of the Year" and winner of the Toastmaster's International "Golden Gavel" award. Add an O. Henry International Pun-Off "Punniest of Show" champion. And get a virtual Ark-hive of animal riddles, puns, and jokes. An absolute must reference for humorists, joke-list moderators, teachers, parents, and anyone who just loves word play. Over 4500 jokes are cross-indexed for easy reference. Although subtitled "Beastly Humor for Grownups, there are no sexual, violent or other jokes inappropriate for children or adolescents. Rather it is an indication that many of the jokes require an understanding of the English language above the level of younger children so that many of the jokes would go over their heads. As a pediatrician, I feel the book would be excellent for any child over twelve years of age and would be enjoyed by younger children as well. If you buy one joke book this year, this is the one to consider.