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Redneck Haiku: Double-Wide Edition

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When you can't locate that old Jokes for the John tome, reach for Redneck Haiku (and be sure to get the double-wide edition). It meets the critical need for this sort of volume; it can be read quickly. Many of the poems are predictable--dealing with turkey fry incidents, the absence of teeth and presence of highway patrolmen. Some are classics, e.g.:

Putting fishhook in
chef's masterpiece gets Jake tossed
from new sushi bar.

or:

Wedding night fireworks
as Flo's ex-husband threatens
to bring back the kids.

Bacon has a famous line about books, how some are to be tasted while others are to be chewed, digested, etc. This book meets the need for books that need to be consumed quickly, with pages that can be read in any order and at any pace. Throw it to your uncle in the back seat who keeps asking 'if we're there yet'. Throw it to your cousin who's pacing while the women folk get dressed. Take it with you while your car's being repaired or pull it out when that 50-seater hits some turbulence en route to Newark. This is a book suitable for multiple purposes and it delivers nicely.

Sometimes, traditional haiku bores me. Mentions of the season, nature, etc.

However, this book lends lighthearted humor to the poetry style.

Enjoyed it then passed it along to a friend.

I was so hoping for a Jeff Foxworthy style hoot and I was sadly disappointed. This was not funny at all; not even slightly.