Abuse This Word-- (Paperback)

by Patrick Cosgrove (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (P) (September 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380761173
• ISBN-13: 978-0380761173
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,956,030 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Abuse This Word" is pure fun., February 5, 2000

By A Customer

This book is the funniest book I've ever read. It is the only book that I almost force people to read when they are in my home. It was a classic for humor in 1980 when I bought it, and it is still a classic for humor today. Cosgrove had to think hard about ways to abuse words, and he managed to succeed with flying colors. A "must" for anyone who has a sense of humor.

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the most painful puns you will ever encounter, August 18, 2008

By	Charles Ashbacher "([e-mail])" (Marion, Iowa United States([e-mail])) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

The artful and clever pun can be the best possible joke. To appreciate it, you must understand the language and be able to think beyond the literal meaning of the words. Perverse is a good word to describe the puns in this collection and a cartoon that provides additional context to the phrase accompanies each pun. Some examples are:

*) Gourmet - phrase "I'm afraid the gourmet scare you" where the image it that of a poster for a horror movie.
*) Artifacts - phrase "These artifacts of life" where the image is that of an elderly teacher with images that depict simplistic sex education.
*) Meteor - phrase "Aren't you going to introduce meteor aunt?" where the image is of a boy, girl and an older woman identical to the girl

As you can see from these examples, this is a book of "groaner" type jokes. Funny and painful, yet in the tolerable and humorous sense

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Cosgrove Rules!, October 26, 2004

By	Yvonne Neis (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. Now I don't now if it's because I know it's my English teacher who wrote it or because it's just a good book. I think both.